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How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?
Key Message
A human curse cannot cancel the blessing God has given; God's will is stronger than all human attempts to oppose it.
▸Balaam's first oracle becomes a blessing rather than a curse.
Balaam's first oracle becomes a blessing rather than a curse. This is a shock to Balak, but Balaam had no choice. The principle that a human being cannot curse whom God has not cursed is a powerful theological declaration. These words carry even greater persuasive force coming from the mouth of a foreign prophet.