Behold the Star of Jacob

Balaam, the wicked soothsayer whom Balak king of Moab hired to curse Israel as they were encamped in the plains be­fore Jordan, was forced to speak the true word of God and to bless the people Jehovah rather than place a malediction upon them as Balak desired. They are a people dwelling apart, a people in whom God beholds no iniquity or per­verseness, a people whose land is prosper­ous and fair. And the king of Moab is angry with Balaam and advises him to return quickly into his own land, for...