Thus a person can speak with the power of the Holy Spirit and perform true miracles, but yet still a wicked man and an enemy of God's people.
Added on 2018-09-09
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. (Joshua 13:22 KJV)
Balaam also, the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with the sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain. (Joshua 13:22 ESV)
He was not a prophet of God. He was a soothsayer, one who practiced divination.
Then the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus." (Numbers 23:5 NASB)
Then the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak." (Numbers 23:16 NASB)
The LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth
And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, (Numbers 24:3 ESV)
The Holy Spirit came upon Balaam
God was angry with Balaam because he went to Balak (Numbers 22:5-7,22).
Moses said Balaam gave evil counsel that brought a plague on Israel (Numbers 31:14-16).
Balaam had wanted to curse the children of Israel, to be paid the hire (Deuteronomy 23:3-6).
Balaam was killed by the Israelites in the days of Joshua (Joshua 13:22).
The Lord recalled Balaam's sin in Joshua's farewell speech (Joshua 24:8-10)
Recalled again through the prophet Micah (Micah 6:5)
Re-visited in Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 13:1-3).
Peter recalls how Balaam "loved the wages of unrighteousness" (2 Peter 2:15-16).
Similarly Jude recalls how "for pay... the error of Balaam" was committed (Jude 1:11)
Jesus recalls how Balaam "Kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality" (Revelation 2:14)
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