Balaam
206Rome Wants Elbow Room
23 Sep 2024
2:21¶ 8
“Balaam, having failed to curse Israel but rather having blessed them, now turns to his host Balak and says, “Let me tell you what…”
1:52¶ 7
“The Bible does foretell the coming of Rome but not by that name, since by the time the Old Testament closes Rome is still…”
5:25¶ 15
“But we’re told that there will be some resistance, which is the Maccabean revolt. So here the same phrase – the revealing angel is…”
138Freedom, Miracles, and History
3 Oct 2022
28:26¶ 92
“You can think back here to Balaam when he’s hired by Balak to curse Israel. Balaam looks out at the tribes camped at the…”
28:44¶ 93
“Are you looking at the same Israel we’re looking at? Because, ya know, the whole Midianite woman thing, and offerings to the dead, and…”
28:59¶ 94
“Because they’re covered by the covenant blood.”
116Jezebel
2 May 2022
29:15¶ 95
“The reference is to Numbers, when Balaam, having proved incapable of cursing Israel, off-camera says to Balak the king, “I can’t curse them, but…”
28:55¶ 93
“This is very similar to the critique of the previous church in Revelation 2:14 –”
103Rebellion and Witchcraft
31 Jan 2022
18:24¶ 79
“Right, but it seems that more generally in the ancient world diviners were thought, where they saw the future, to freeze the future. When…”
18:46¶ 80
“Obviously God is on the side of these people. We want you to change that by prophesying, not just look into the future and…”
43The Secret Theology of Pets
25 Oct 2020
37:06¶ 150
“There is one other particular animal that I think we should at least give a nod to. Balaam has been hired to go curse…”
38:52¶ 156
“The first thing you can say is, “This is a miracle. This was a special occasion. This never happens.” It doesn’t say that. It…”
39:47¶ 164
“And she responds intelligently. This is her master. He’s not a great master, but she understands the relationship here, and she understands that this…”
39Magic vs. the Covenant Word
27 Sep 2020
35:49¶ 114
“In fact, this took me a while to figure out about Balaam when he’s hired to prophesy. We think of prophecy more as telling…”
36:23¶ 115
“He said, “You’re supposed to destroy them with your magic words,” and Balaam says, “I’ve received a command to bless, and I can’t reverse…”