The Bible Slam: Numbers Chapter 24

Balaam decides not to curse the Israelites because he's powerless against the Lord, anyway, and talks about how wonderful they are and blesses them. King Balak is furious. Balaam talks about how the nations will be destroyed unless they obey the God of Israel.

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Discussion Points.

(Numbers 24:7) "His king shall be higher than Agag."

Skeptics Annotated Bible points out that  Balaam couldn't have known about Agag since Agag didn't live until the time of King Saul. (See 1Samuel 15:33 where Samuel hacks king Agag into pieces.)

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