Balaam Today

Mo. 8/5/13: Numbers 31:16                  What did Balaam counsel Balak?

Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

What did Balaam counsel Balak? Balaam counseled Balak to use women of Moab to seduce Israel and bow to idols.

Tu. 8/6/13: Nehemiah 13:1 – 2                  What did Nehemiah do?

On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

What did Nehemiah do? He publicly read the Word of God. It is surprising how easily Bible reading is neglected even today.

We. 8/7/13: 2 Peter 2:1, 15 – 16                  What is the way of Balaam?

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.

They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

What is the way of Balaam? Balaam used his reputation as God’s prophet for monetary gain. False teachers do the same today.

Th. 8/8/13: Jude 1:4, 11                  What do ungodly men do?

For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

What do ungodly men do? They still creep into the Church unnoticed and lead people away from the Lord Jesus Christ for their own profit.

Fr. 8/9/13: Revelation 2:14                  Who are allow in Churches today?

But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

Who do some allow in their churches today? Just like Balaam of old, these people put a stumbling block before the Lord’s people by teaching sinful practices.