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What God Has Blessed Cannot Be Cursed: Balaam and a New Generation | Numbers 23–26
Welcome to Day 44 of Word for Word: The Bible.
In this episode, we continue our journey through the wilderness with a complete, word-for-word reading of Numbers chapters 23–26. As Israel remains camped on the plains of Moab near the Promised Land, we witness a dramatic contrast between God’s unshakable blessing and Israel’s vulnerability to compromise.
Today’s reading includes:
Balaam’s attempts to curse Israel and God turning those curses into blessing
The prophecy of a coming ruler — “a star out of Jacob” and a scepter rising from Israel
The failure of external opposition to overturn what…
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