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Numbers 23:13-30 – Another Blessing

Balak has no reason to hope that Israel will be ruined. First, because God is unchangeable. Men change their minds, and break their words; they lie. But God doesn’t. He never changes His mind, and therefore never takes back His promise. It is impossible for God to lie, Heb. 6:18. Israel is a blessed people; they are born under the blessing of the covenant, and born to the blessing of Canaan, and therefore they cannot be cursed, unless you can imagine that the God of eternal truth should break His word, and be false to Himself and His people. Balak has no hope secondly, because Israel are at present unblameable. Not that they are without sin, but there is not such a degree of sin as might provoke God to abandon them and give them up to ruin. Balaam knows that nothing will separate them from God but sin. While God sees no reigning sin among them, He will send no destroying curse among them. When we keep away from sin we keep away from harm. Notice that God will not bear to see any injury done to His church and people; for what is done against them He takes as done against Himself. Thirdly, Balak has no hope because they have the presence of God with them. They have the joy of that presence and are always to triumph in it. They shout against their enemies, confident in victory and success, glorying continually in God as their King and conqueror for them. They have had the experience of the benefit of God’s presence with them, and His power engaged on their behalf; for God brought them out of Egypt. The power which has done that can never be restrained, never resisted; and, having begun so gloriously, will no doubt finish gloriously. God easily can, and certainly will, baffle and disappoint all the plans of the powers of darkness against His church, so that they shall not prevail to destroy it.

Questions

  1. Why does Balak have no hope?
  2. How does God view those who attack His Church?

Prayer Points

  1. Give thanks that God has all power.
  2. Use prayer points from your congregation.
  3. Pray for family matters.