Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Numbers 24:2-9, 15-17
by: Cheri Appel.
Numbers records Balaam’s prophesy about King David, the scepter raised against the godless nations in and around Israel. These people worshipped idols with evil practices which were an abomination to the Lord. Four hundred years earlier, Joshua had led the Israelite army in fighting the same satanic people. Why didn’t they completely rid the land of those inhabitants? Some battles were won, but some who fled snuck back in. Other battles were lost due to sin among the Israelites themselves. Satan is insidious. We must be vigilant, keeping our eyes off temptation, our minds and bodies from sin, and our spirits constantly in tune with the Lord.
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