🪔 Numbers 24

Numbers 24 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?” Numbers 24 opens with these words: “When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his…” The line to keep is Numbers 24:2: “Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.” Carry the word “balaam” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 24:2: “Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Numbers 24? Then try this: Read “Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.