And from the hills I behold him;
There! aA people dwelling alone,
bNot reckoning itself among the nations.
Or number one-fourth of Israel?
Let me die bthe death of the righteous,
And let my end be like his!”
Balaam’s Second Prophecy
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Numbers 23:11.
Numbers 23:11-12
Balaam's attitude was one of self-centeredness. He wanted to see how much he could get away with. Eventually, God gave him enough rope to hang himself by—letting him go with the Moabites. Then God overruled Balaam's prophecies.
The error of Balaam was stubborn self-will. He tried to get around as many of God's commands as possible. Balaam wanted to find out how much he could get away with while at the same time appeasing and boot-licking the one in charge—in this case, God. In the end, Balaam paid for his proud deceit with his life.
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