A blessing is forever

By Helen Mathis

Things were going well for King Balak and his kingdom of Moab. So he wasn't too pleased to look out his window one day and see a whole new tribe of people camped below by the river Jordan! These people, the Israelites, had come all the way from Egypt. They wanted to share the land of Moab. But King Balak was not so sure about this. He could see very well that the Israelites were powerful. He was afraid to fight them. Instead the King sent his servants to ask Balaam to help him.

Everybody knew the seer Balaam who lived in Pethor by the river Euphrates. He had a gift for talking with God. King Balak wanted Balaam to call down something bad on the Israelites. That way he hoped to get them to go back to where they came from.

The King's servants promised Balaam riches and honor. All Balaam had to do was to call down evil from God on the Israelites. It was hard to say no to such a powerful king as Balak. Most seers would be happy to please the king and get gold, too.

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