Peter ,Jude ,Revelation and the book of Numbers add to the a small piece of information to the fascinating story behind Balaam's curse ...
Why did Jehovah send Balaam away to curse the Israelites ? The account in Numbers 22:20 seems to indicate that Jehovah was the one to Balaam away to curse the Israelites only to get angry with his prophet later . Balak king of Moab sent messengers to the prophet Balaam in the land now Iraq. The messengers brought payments to the prophet to hire him to curse Israel. Balaam wanted the rewards, but he had some relations with Jehovah the God of Israel and he wanted Jehovah’s permission to go curse Israel. However, Jehovah told the prophet: “You must not go with them. You must not curse the people, for they are blessed.” So Balaam refused to return with the older men from Moab and Midian. Balak sent more men to Balaam with an entreaty to the prophet to come curse Israel and gain great honor and riches.(read the rest of the post here...)
