“Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me! Therefore please come at once, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed” (Nu 22:5, 6)

Balaam was a false prophet hired by a Moabite king called Balak. The name Balaam means ‘Foreigner’. It speaks of a false brother. The name Balak means ‘Waste’. The Moabites were distant relations of the Jews, children of incest coming from Lot. The name Moab means ‘Father’. Lot followed Abraham for many years but he learned nothing of eternal value.  Like his ancestor Lot, Balak was a worldly man, a prodigal and a compromiser. He knew something about Jehovah God but he did not fear or trust Him enough. He believed in false prophets and paid them to destroy others thru the occult.  Balaam was famous at the time as a successful prophet ‘of God’. He could place a spell on anyone and deceive his victim into destruction. He succeeded with unbelievers and he assumed that he can do the same with the children of God. That became his downfall.

In the previous chapter (Nu 21) we see that the people of God experienced great victories in war against their enemies. Then the devil thru Balak and Balaam attacks. This is a good reminder that we should never be proud after successful campaigns but always remain humble, giving all the glory to God.

Balak was afraid when he saw the children of God coming towards him. He knew that he could not fight them directly. So he thought that a curse can be placed on them to destroy them indirectly. So he hired Balaam to do that. Balak wanted ‘to defeat and drive away’ the children of God thru occult means. These words in Hebrew mean to strike, to wound, to divorce, to drive away from a legitimate possession. This is an important revelation. Many ignorant believers lost their blessings, got fired from their jobs or divorced their spouses as a result of occult spells from false prophets of the order of Balaam. Your blessings and the successes attract the jealousy of wicked men who pretend to be believers and friends. These are agents of the power of darkness ready ‘to kill, steal and destroy’. They have no pity. They hearts are hard like stone. Your ignorance and foolishness is their ‘luck, success and promotion’! God warns His children of invisible traps so we have no excuse if we fall!

O, how I hate to see the believer deceived and backsliding…

O, how I hate to see the wicked rewarded for their evil by stealing your crown…

Please, make me happy, and pray for discernment of spirits! You cannot avoid temptation but you can overcome the devil and his agents by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony!

You can do it!

In Christ I declare:

I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me!

My eyes are open to see the strategy of the devil and his agents!

I plead the Blood of Jesus over my life and my family!

I place my life, my marriage, my ministry and my job at the foot of the Cross!

Lord Jesus, have mercy on us!

I shall overcome!

All glory to God!

In Jesus name

Amen!