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Balaam's Fourth Oracle: Israel's Prosperity
Numbers 24:1-9
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And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
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When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
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and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
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the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
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They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.
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Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
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God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
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He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
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