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...