Balak, the king of Moab, was terrified when he saw the number of Israelites invading the plains of Moab and would have done anything in his power to destroy them. Realizing he didn't have the physical power to defeat them, he went to Balaam, the seer, to enlist the a supernatural power. But the supernatural power was for the Israelites not against them, so all of Balak's entreaties fell on deaf ears.
God had chosen the children of Israel as his own. While there were many times when he could have turned his back on them, they were still his chosen ones. 'I can't curse those that God has not cursed.' Balaam told Balak. 'Try again.' was Balak's response, So Balaam has to make it even clearer.
God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
I have received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
“No misfortune is seen in Jacob, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
I have received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
no misery observed in Israel.The LORD their God is with them;
the shout of the King is among them. - Num. 23:19-21 NIV
Those that God has chosen are blessed, regardless of the circumstances. What God has promised, he will not take back. How differently we would live, how much better our lives would be, if we truly understood that 'the shout of the King' is among us.
2010 Post - Numbers 22-24: It's All in What You See
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