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Originally Posted by Brother Temperance
Balaam's life is quite interesting. He does worship the LORD, and the Lord talks to him, and he does whatever God tells him to do. After this story, the next time we meet Balaam is here:
Numbers 31:5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. ...
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
Just goes to show: you can be as faithful and obedient to God as you like, but if He feels like it, there's still every chance He'll command some of His other followers to kill you. That's just how it is with God.
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Quite correct brother.
Balaam is mentioned a few more times in the Bible (KJV1611) and in the future he is mentioned as a person who cursed the people, and fought against Israel, however, he should be revered as almost a saint.
2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
Balaam ONLY did what the LORD commanded him, how is that the wages of unrighteousness?
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