BALAAM: THE STORY'S LESSON
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Balaam
a) Balaam was a prophet of the one true God among them. This story, about what Balaam said to Balak king of Moab, is recorded in Numbers chapters 22-24.
b) The Bible story of Balaam is “strange yet true”. It is found in Numbers 22, 23, 24. It happened to the Moabites while the Israelite multitude was camped in Moab listening to Moses.
2. The Story's Lesson
a) God was prepared to kill Balaam for being too ready to pander to the king of Moab. However, on this occasion, God used the mistreated donkey to spare Balaam's life.
b) This reminds us that God's own Son was a "lamb" mistreated so that we who have sinned might live and not die. There is some irony in this, because a Moabite woman, Ruth, was later to be so devoted to God and his people Israel, that God allowed her to be an ancestor of David, and therefore of Jesus Christ (Ruth 1:1-22, 4:13-22).
The End ...
1. Balaama) Balaam was a prophet of the one true God among them. This story, about what Balaam said to Balak king of Moab, is recorded in Numbers chapters 22-24.
b) The Bible story of Balaam is “strange yet true”. It is found in Numbers 22, 23, 24. It happened to the Moabites while the Israelite multitude was camped in Moab listening to Moses.
2. The Story's Lesson
a) God was prepared to kill Balaam for being too ready to pander to the king of Moab. However, on this occasion, God used the mistreated donkey to spare Balaam's life.
b) This reminds us that God's own Son was a "lamb" mistreated so that we who have sinned might live and not die. There is some irony in this, because a Moabite woman, Ruth, was later to be so devoted to God and his people Israel, that God allowed her to be an ancestor of David, and therefore of Jesus Christ (Ruth 1:1-22, 4:13-22).
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