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Moab District
| Name | BALAK |
| Aliases | KING OF MOAB / SON OF ZIPPOR / WHO HIRED BALAAM TO CURSE ISRAEL |
| Status | DECEASED / FAILED TO CURSE ISRAEL / HIS HIRED PROPHET BLESSED THEM INSTEAD |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | THE KING TERRIFIED BY ISRAEL'S NUMBERS |
| Place of Birth | MOAB | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | NONE (A MOABITE) | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | SON OF ZIPPOR | People | THE MOABITES |
| Occupation | KING OF MOAB | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE KINGDOM OF MOAB | Calling | THE KING WHOSE CURSE GOD TURNED TO BLESSING |
| Primary Mission | DRIVE ISRAEL FROM HIS BORDERS BY A CURSE | Known Signs | THE HIRING OF BALAAM / THE FOUR BLESSINGS |
| Covenant Role | A WITNESS THAT NONE CAN CURSE WHOM GOD BLESSES | Divine Access | INDIRECT / OPPOSED THE PEOPLE OF THE LORD |
| Divine Encounter Level | INDIRECT | Imperial Classification | THE FEARFUL KING |
| Covenant Status | OUTSIDE THE COVENANT | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | OVERRULED | Threat Assessment | ISRAEL'S NUMBERS / HIS OWN DREAD |
| Mission Status | THWARTED / ISRAEL WAS BLESSED, NOT CURSED | Archive Category | EXODUS / THE NATIONS |
Why he sent for Balaam: HE DREADED ISRAEL, TOO MANY TO FIGHT
What he got for all his sacrifices: BLESSING UPON ISRAEL, FOUR TIMES OVER
The subject was king of Moab in the days when Israel, having come up out of Egypt, camped in the plains of Moab across the Jordan. He was overcome with dread, for the people were many, and he said they would lick up all around him as an ox licks up the grass.
He sent messengers to Balaam of Pethor with fees for divination, begging him to come and curse Israel, believing that whomever Balaam cursed was cursed.
God forbade Balaam to curse the people, for they were blessed, but at length allowed him to go under strict command to speak only what God gave him.
Three times the subject led Balaam to high places overlooking Israel and built seven altars with sacrifices, and three times, to his fury, Balaam opened his mouth and blessed Israel instead of cursing them.
A fourth time Balaam foretold a Star that would rise out of Jacob to crush Moab. The subject's anger burned, and he sent Balaam away without reward, having learned that no curse can prevail against the people the LORD has blessed.
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- No enemy can curse whom God has chosen to bless.
- Fear of God's people drives the wicked to schemes that only fail.
- The Lord turns the intended curse into blessing for His own.
