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Torah Portion Balak

Find us on social media: Facebook -   / almondhousefellowship   Instagram -   / almondhousefellowship   Contact - [email protected] Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9) Parsha study notes -   / 589000541628185   After a series of successful battles with the surrounding pagan armies who desired to overthrow Israel, another evil villain comes against the nation. Knowing that military conquest would be futile against God’s chosen people, Balak king of Moab attempts a new strategy. Instead of waging war with swords and shields, the king of Moab summons Balaam, a gentile prophet, to curse the people of Israel using divination. On the way to fulfil his sinister mission, riding on his donkey, Balaam encounters the ‘Angel of the Lord’ who stands before him, blocking his way. When faced with death Balaam relents and pleads repentance, only then to continue in attempting to lay a curse upon Israel. Together, Balak and Balaam reach a high place overlooking the nation of Israel. Balaam instructs Balak to build an altar on which to raise an ascending offering, while he petitions the God of Israel to bring about the curse. However, he is unsuccessful, God telling him that what He has blessed cannot be cursed. Three times and from three different vantage points, Balaam attempts to pronounce the curses on the nation of Israel, but each time, a blessing proceeds from his mouth. Each blessing hints toward Our Messiah and the future coming King, the conquering Lion of Judah. Unable to lay a curse upon Israel, Balak and Balaam send the women of Moab to entice the men of Israel. The people fall prey to the charms of the prostitutes and are enticed to worship the idol Baal-Peor, a false deity, bringing a deadly plague upon Israel. In this week’s Parsha, we are shown that the darkness is unable to overcome the light: what God has given cannot be taken away; what God has blessed cannot be cursed. But we also see that we can bring a curse upon ourselves by choosing to step out of the Lord’s protection through our own actions, as Israel did. Join us for an exciting look at what this means for us as followers of Yahshua and how we can apply these lessons to our own lives today! To find out more about this Torah portion, check out our "Parsha Study" on Facebook to get a deeper understanding of scripture and how it applies to all of us. Shalom As requested, if you wish to tithe to the fellowship please email: [email protected]