Numbers 23:4

"Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you.” He went to a bare height."

Key Reflection

Balaam's response indicates his willingness to seek divine guidance before offering prophecy, showing humility and reliance on God's will. This moment sets the stage for Balaam’s encounters with God, which would influence his subsequent words and actions significantly.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

God met Balaam -God served His own purposes through the arts of Balaam, and manifested His will through the agencies employed to seek it, dealing thus with Balaam in an exceptional manner. To God’s own people auguries were forbiddenLeviticus 19:26. I have prepared seven altars -And therefore Balaam expected that God on His part would do what was desired by the donor; compareNumbers 22:15note.

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