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*DAILY DEW 2/JULY/2023*
*THE ERROR OF BALAAM* (II)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive."* (Numbers 22:32-33 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
BENT ON CURSING
Balak then sent more distinguished officials, apparently assuming Balaam was playing hard to get, and promised a fantastic reward. This time God said, “Go with them, but do only what I tell you†(verse 20). Note something: God already told Balaam not to do it. Balaam didn’t need to ask again. Now God is going to use Balaam’s desire for money as a means of having God’s blessing spoken over Israel.
So Balaam tells them God has given him permission. It’s true, but not honest. Surely the officials believe that means God has given Balaam permission to curse the Israelites. The next morning, Balaam saddled his donkey and left for Moab (Numbers 22:21). God sent an angel to oppose Balaam on the way. The donkey could see the angel, but Balaam could not, and when the donkey three times moves to avoid the angel (one time crushing Balaam’s ankle), Balaam was angry and beat the animal (if we are going to compare Balaam and Moses – like Moses struck the rock).
“Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth,†and it rebuked Balaam. “Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn.â€
I think – I think - this is what the prophet Nathan did to king David when he told him the parable of the sheep: “Thou art the man.†I think Balaam is the donkey. God is opposing him because his path is reckless. “Balaam – take heed. If you don’t turn aside, God will kill you.â€
_MEDITATION:_
*"The fundamental mockery of Balaam is obvious. The one perceived to be able to control the Israelites with words could not even control his donkey with a stick. The one who claimed to be a seer of the unseen could not even see what his donkey saw… The one who is the wise among the wise was beaten in a spoken exchange by the dumbest of animals"*
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*DAILY DEW 1/JULY/2023*
*THE ERROR OF BALAAM* (I)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed."* (Numbers 22:6 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
HIRING THE ASSASSIN OF A CURSES
After the Jewish people wandered 40 years in the desert, they camped at the border of Moab as they got ready to enter the Promised Land. The Moabites were scared because the Jews had defeated the Moabites’ guardians, the Emori.
Moab and Midian banded together and appointed a Balak as king over them. Balak recognized that this was a supernatural power struggle as much as anything else, so he hired Balaam "from Aram, out of the mountains of the east," to curse them.
Balak asked him to curse Israel in exchange for a reward. Balaam said he needed God’s permission. God said, “Who are these men?†He wasn’t confused; it’s an invitation to a conversation, much like, “What have you done?†(Adam) and “Where is your brother?†(Cain)
And Balaam actually steps up to the plate. He’s honest. He tells God they want him to curse the Israelites so they can drive them out. God’s response is very clear: “You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed†(verse 12). So Balaam tells the men he can’t go, but he doesn’t tell them that he’s not allowed to curse them. He just says God said no.
_MEDITATION:_
*"You can't stop some people from trying to harm or curse you but you can stop being worried or bothered about them because only God has the final say"*
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*DAILY DEW 30/JUNE/2023*
*The Way of Cain* (IV)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel."* (Hebrews 12:24 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
Spurgeon has a great summary of why the blood of Abel is supposed to turn our eyes toward the blood of Christ.
There is a cry heard in heaven, the angels are astonished; they rise up from their golden seats, and they enquire, "What is that cry?" God looketh upon them, and he saith, "It is the cry of blood, a man hath been slain by his fellow; a brother by him who came from the bowels of the self-same mother has been murdered in cold blood, through malice. One of my saints has been murdered, and here he comes… And then the cry was heard, loud and clear and strong; and thus it spoke—"Revenge! revenge! revenge!"
And now, beloved, just contrast with this the blood of Christ. That is Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of God; he hangs upon a tree; he is murdered—murdered by his own brethren. "He came unto his own, and his own received him not, but his own led him out to death." He bleeds; he dies; and then is heard a cry in heaven. The astonished angels again start from their seats, and they say," What is this? What is this cry that we hear?" And the Mighty Maker answers yet again, "It is the cry of blood; it is the cry of the blood of my only-begotten and well-beloved Son!"
And God, uprising from his throne, looks down from heaven and listens to the cry. And what is the cry? It is not revenge; but the voice crieth, "Mercy! mercy! mercy!" Did you not hear it? It said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Herein, the blood of Christ "speaketh better things than that of Abel," for Abel's blood said, "Revenge!" and made the sword of God start from its scabbard; but Christ's blood cried "Mercy!" and sent the sword back again, and bade it sleep for ever.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Blood hath a voice to pierce the skies, 'Revenge!' the blood of Abel cries; But the rich blood of Jesus slain, Speaks peace as loud from every vein."*
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*DAILY DEW 29/JUNE/2023*
*The Way of Cain* (IV)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel."* (Hebrews 12:24 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
But I see a God of grace in this story (of Cain and Abel) as well.
1. “Lift up your face,†God says to Cain after his rejected sacrifice even while knowing his heart. You get to try again when you fail in the Kingdom of God. God does not intend for your downcast face to remain downcast. He gives a warning: “If you continue to be angry, you will walk right into the demon crouching outside the door. Lift up your face. Look at me.â€
2. God will give you a chance to own your sin (“Where is Abel?â€) Repentance is always an option. Always. When God says, “What have you done?†don’t shrug your shoulders or point at someone else. Say what David said in Psalm 51:4: “I have done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.â€
3. See the promise of the Big Picture: God’s promises and purposes cannot be thwarted. Keep in mind that as Moses wrote or compiled these accounts while they were in the wilderness between the land of slavery and the land of promise, he was reminding them of their history. Time after time it looked like the promises of God would fail— like in the murder of Abel, when Cain, the firstborn, was supposed to crush the head of the serpent and instead began the line of the serpent. But then there was Seth, which brought about Noah, who brought about Abraham… God’s promises and purposes will not be thwarted. Lift up your face.
4. And finally, the Messianic connection: there is spilled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel (Heb. 12:24).
_MEDITATION:_
*“See the promise of the Big Picture: God’s promises and purposes cannot be thwarted"*
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*DAILY DEW 28/JUNE/2023*
*The Way of Cain* (III)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."* (Galatians 6:8 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
No scripture sheds one gleam of hope upon the way of Cain. Direct reference is only made twice to him in the New Testament, and in both instances he is held up as a warning, and nothing else. His last descendent recorded, Lamech, is so violent his only words in Scripture are traditionally called “The Song of the Sword.â€
His line is so bad they even absorb the line of Seth – the line of promise - to such a degree that only Noah is righteous when the Flood hits.
The way of Cain, which is the way of false teachers, leaders, preachers, & followers:
· a rebellious heart clothed by religious rituals
· worship (obedience) on their own terms
· disdain of the those worshipping rightly
· destruction of others
· unrepentant rebellion at (God’s) correction
· resentment at the consequences of sin
· lack of appreciation of God’s ongoing mercy
· legacy of corruption
If you read through Jude, you see this “way of Cain†over and over in the description of the false teachers, leaders, preachers, & followers:
· God wants obedience? Nah
· God wants our bodies as a living sacrifice? What about parts of our bodies, but not other parts?
· God wants our money? How about we take money?
· God wants humility? Nope.
· God wants gratitude? Grumbling.
· God wants us to respect authority? Nah, just me. I’m the authority.
· God expects me to honor people? How about I slander them?
· God wants his shepherds to feed others? We will stuff ourselves, thank you. Church is about me!
_MEDITATION:_
*“Jude was written for our guidance. For me as a pastor, I need to see what not to do in the service of Christ. For you, it’s a punchlist of warning. When this begins to characterize those in spiritual leadership, confront them or run"* -
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