Balak, בָּלָק — 10/10/26

Torah: Numbers 22:21 - 22:38 (18)

Gospel: Luke 21:5-19 (15)

Passages

Torah — Numbers 22:21 - 22:38

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Numbers 22:21 - 22:38

22:21 So Balaam got up in the morning and saddled his donkey, and he went with the princes of Moab.
22:22 Balaam and the Angel But God became angry because he was going, and the angel of Yahweh stood in the road as an adversary to him; he was riding on his donkey, and two servants were with him.
22:23 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road.
22:24 The angel of Yahweh stood in the narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
22:25 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she pressed herself into the wall, and she pressed the foot of Balaam into the wall, so he struck her again.
22:26 Then the angel of Yahweh went further ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was not a way to turn aside to the right or left.
22:27 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she lay down under Balaam, so Balaam became angry, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
22:28 Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What did I do to you that you struck me these three times?”
22:29 Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you made a mockery of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
22:30 The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life until this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” He said, “No.”
22:31 Then Yahweh exposed the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and he bowed down and worshiped to his face.
22:32 The angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why have you struck this donkey three times? Look, I have come out as an adversary because your conduct is perverse before me.
22:33 The donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from my face, then I would have killed you and kept her alive.”
22:34 Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I have sinned because I did not know that you were standing to meet me in the road. Now, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”
22:35 The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I will speak to you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
22:36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him by the city of Moab, which was on the boundary of Aaron at the end of the territory.
22:37 And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to meet with you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to honor you?”
22:38 Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I came to you now. Am I really able to speak anything at all? I speak the word that God puts in my mouth.”

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Gospel — Luke 21:5-19

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Luke 21:5-19

21:5 The Destruction of the Temple Predicted And while some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said,
21:6 “As for these things that you see—days will come in which not one stone will be left on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
21:7 Signs of the End of the Age And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”
21:8 And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them!
21:9 And when you hear about wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be at once.”
21:10 Then he said to them, “nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom.
21:11 There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in various places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.
21:12 Persecution of Disciples Predicted “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
21:13 This will turn out to you for a time of witness.
21:14 Therefore make up your minds not to prepare in advance to speak in your own defense,
21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.
21:16 And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death some of you.
21:17 And you will be hated by all because of my name.
21:18 Even a hair of your head will never perish!
21:19 By your patient endurance you will gain your lives.

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