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IMMERSE
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BEGINNINGS
24:16–25:3
the message of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:
I see him, but not here and now.
I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
A star will rise from Jacob;
a scepter will emerge from Israel.
It will crush the heads of Moab’s people,
cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.
Edom will be taken over,
and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered,
while Israel marches on in triumph.
A ruler will rise in Jacob
who will destroy the survivors of Ir.”
Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this
message:
“Amalek was the greatest of nations,
but its destiny is destruction!”
Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message:
“Your home is secure;
your nest is set in the rocks.
But the Kenites will be destroyed
when Assyria takes you captive.”
Balaam concluded his messages by saying:
“Alas, who can survive
unless God has willed it?
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus;
they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber,
but they, too, will be utterly destroyed.”
Then Balaam left and returned home, and Balak also went on his way.
While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled
themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women. These
women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites
feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab. In this way, Israel
