"God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19)Balaam blessing the Israelites, from Wikimedia Commons.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
What the Lord hath spoken
Balaam summarizes for Balak the words that the Lord spoke to Balaam in this continuing, somewhat peculiar, chain of communication between the Lord, an angel, Balak, Balaam, the people of Israel, and an ass. These are words that encapsulate great theology:
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