Balak2013

B.Scott6/22/13

Balak/Devastator,coveringNumbers22:225:9,isoneofthefewportionswherewesee thefocusbeingtakenoffofIsrael,itsnotnarratedfromtheirviewpoint,butinsteadit focusesontheenemiesofIsrael(KingBalakandhishiredprophetBalaam)andtheir attempttodestroythecovenantpeople!Yetthepurposeofthisencountercanbeeasily missedunlesswelookalittlefurther.IsraeliscampedintheplainsofMoab(Numbers 22:1),thisareahappenstobethefinallocationlistedoftheExodusjourney,the42ndstop! Itsalsointerestingtonotethatthisisthe40thportionoftheyear,40=testing,trials, probation,andchastisementofsonsandcovenantpeople(notenemies).Coulditbethat YahwehisactuallyusingBalakandthisencountertotestHiscovenantpeople,toinspect theheartstoseeiftheyrepreparedtocrosstheJordanintotheland? Numbers22:13 Plains:Strongs#6160arabah desertplain,steppe,desert,wilderness;anarid, sterileregion(implyingoneunabletoproduceseed/bringforthfruit);gematria=277, sameasthephraseharaab thefamine&thesamevalueaszera(#2233) seed, sowing,offspring;theyvecometoasterileplacewherethereisafamineoftheseed/Word! *Previouslythedescriptionofthewildernesshasbeenmidbar(#4057) wilderness,mouth;themouthwheretheWord/Dabar/seedisspokenforth! SeemstobeashadowpictureofAmos8:11Behold,thedayscome,saiththeAdonai Yahweh,thatIwillsendafamineintheland,notafamineofbread,norathirstforwater, butofhearingthewordsofYahweh:thisisreferringtoafaminethatwouldcomeupon theearthintheenddays,thisportionthenbecomesquiteinsightfulforyouandIto understandhowthisfaminewilltestusandhowtosurviveit! Moab:Strongs#4124Mowab ofhisfather,water/seedofafather;Moabwasthe sonproducedviatheincestuousrelationshipbetweenLotandhisoldestdaughter; Lot:#3876Lowt covering,aveil,infersthecoveringoftheflesh(thatwhichmustbe circumcised);soMoabrepresentsthecorruptedseedthatsproducedfromtheflesh;hence thereasonthishasbecomeasterileregion,theyvechosentofomentthecorruptedseedof theirfleshinsteadofchoosingtoshematheDabarthatspeaksforthfromthemouthof Yahweh! *Genesis19:32Come,letusmakeourfatherdrinkwine,andwewillliewithhim, thatwemaypreserveseed/zeraofourfather. Preserve:#2421chayah tolive,havelife,toremainalive,tobesustainedor revivedtheyneededtheseedtostayaliveandbesustainedthesameideaand wordpairisusedinconnectiontosurvivingafamineaswellGen.47:19and give[us]seed/zera,thatwemaylive/chayah,andnotdie,thatthelandbenot desolate.

BeforeIsraeleverencountersBalak,thetestisalreadybeingsetup!Bycampinginthe plainsofMoab,theyvenowenteredintoasterile/desolateplace,literallytheyveentered intothefamine(spirituallythereisanabsenceoftheDabar/Seed).Inordertosurvivethe faminetheymusthavesomethingtosustainthem,theymusthavezera/seedorelsethey die.Theonlysourceavailablehereisacorruptedzera/wordthatsproducedfromthe flesh! YetIsraelhasjustcomeoutofthemidbar,wherethemouthofYahwehhasspoken.Sothe test,beforetheycrosstheJordanRiverintotheland,isaboutprovingwhetherthe Dabar/WordofYahwehhasbeenstoredwithinthem(thereforeallowingthemtobe sustainedinthemidstofthefamine)orwhethertheyveneglectedtomaketheproper preparationsandthereforewillsuccumbintheirtimeofneedtothecompromisedversion offeredbytheenemythatwillactuallycausethemtobemadedesolateaswell! Numbers33:49AndtheypitchedbyJordan,fromBethjesimoth[even]untoAbelshittim intheplainsofMoab. Bethjesimoth:Strongs#1020BeythhaYeshiymowth houseofdesolation; from#3456yasham toruin,bedesolate;thetermisusedtodescribepeopleaffected byfaminewhoareafraidthatthelandwouldbemadetoliewaste/desolate(sameterm usedinGen.47:19) Abelshittim:Strongs#63AbelhashShittiym meadowofacacias *Abelisfrom#58abel meadow,togrowgreen,towithstand(theoppositeoffamine); cognateof#57,#56,&#60whichalldealwiththeideaofmourning,sorrow,aperiodof mourning *Shittiymisfrom#7848shittah acaciatreeorwood(itwasthewoodusedforthe Tabernacleanditsfurnishings);cognateof#7847satah/sotah toturnaside,goaside, todecline,itsthetermusedforawomanwhocommitsadultery! Whileinthemidstofthefamine,whiletheresthepotentialforthehousetobe madedesolate,ifIsraelwillstayintheTabernacle/intimateplacethentheyllbe abletowithstand,theyllproduceinthemidstofthefamine;yetiftheyturnasideas thesotah/adulteresswoman(leavingthetabernacle)thentheyllmournand experiencethelossanddesolationthatthefaminebrings! Nowwiththisunderstandingestablished,letstakealookatBalak&Balaam! Balak:Strongs#1111Balaq devastator;from#1110balaq towaste,laywaste, devastate,tomakeemptyorvoid;imitatingthesoundofabottleemptiedout *= 2letterrootmeanstoflow,aflowingormixingofaliquid = tolick,tolapup,tosmackthelips Theideaconveyedinhisnameisthatofdrinking/lickingupamixturethatsflowingand beingemptiedout;andwhateverthismixtureisbringsdevastationandlayswaste.

Zippor:Strongs#6834Tsippowr sparrow;sharesthesamerootas#6856tsipporen styluspoint,engravingpen,awritinginstrument;inJeremiah17:1itdescribesthe penthatwritesthesinsofhispeople. *Byconnectingthesenameswehavetheideaofaliquid/waterandnowsinsthat arewritten.Whatdoesthatsoundlike?ThebitterwatersofjealousyinNumbers5! Numbers5:23Andthepriestshallwritethesecursesinabook,andheshallblot [them]outwiththebitterwater: BalakrepresentsthetoolusedbyYahwehtoadministerthebitterwaters!Hewillcause Israeltolapup/lick/swallowthewatersthatwillminglewithwhateverwordsthathave beenetched/engraved/written!Thisisthesignificanceoftheirnowcampinginaplace knownforbeingsterile,becauseupondrinkingthebitterwatersifthewomanwas innocentshewouldconceive/bearfruit(ceasetobesterile)!Yetifguiltyherbellyswells andthighrotsout(referringtotheloins) Rot:Strongs#5307naphal tofall,tolie,tobecastdown,tofail;inChaldeethis termisusedspecificallyofanabortion!Thewomboftheadulteresswouldreject theseed/abortitleavinghersterile(justlikethislocationoftheplainsofMoab)! Naphalisalsotherootofthetermnephilim(#5303) giants,offspringofthe fallenonesbyrejecting/abortingtheWordofYahweh(Hisseed)itopensoneup toentertainingtheseedofthenephilim/fallenones! *Thisiswhyabortionisaseriousissueinthiscountry,itstartsfirstspiritually;thevast majoritychosetoaborttheseed/WordofYahwehandnowithasbecomemanifestedinthe physicalaswellwithanentiregenerationnowbeingcastdown/aborted,aswellasthe fomentingandpreparationofthearrivalofthenephilimwhosocietyisbeingpreparedto exaltandworship! Israelhasjustbeenwanderingaroundinthemidbar/wilderness(wheretheDABAR/Word isspokenforthfromthemouth).Inotherwords,thistest/trialisYahwehnowtestingthe heartofIsraeltoseewhatsbeenengraved/written.WhenBalakpoursouthiswater,it willminglewiththewrittenwords.Soiftheyveallowedthedabartobewrittenontheir hearts,noworriestheyllproducefruitinaplacethatsbeensterile,theyllwithstandthe famine.Yetiftheyhaverefusedthedabartobewrittenwithin,thenthewaterswillbe bitterandtheyllbemadedesolate,exposedashavingturnedawayfromthe Tabernacle/intimateplace.Itsatesttoexposetheheartbeforetheyenterintotheland! Ezekiel18:31,32Castawayfromyouallyourtransgressions,wherebyyehave transgressed;andmakeyouanewheartandanewspirit:forwhywillyedie,Ohouseof Israel?ForIhavenopleasureinthedeathofhimthatdieth,saiththeAdonaiYahweh: whereforeturn[yourselves],andliveye. Balaam:Strongs#1109Bilam notofthepeople;3letterrootforms#1102balam tocurb,holdin,restrain,tobindtogether,shutfast(likeamuzzle);usedinPsalms 32:9Beyenotasthehorse,orthemule,whichhavenounderstanding:whosemouth mustbeheld/balaminwithbitandbridle,lesttheycomenearuntothee.

 Beor:Strongs#1160Beowr burning;= in,toenter,within&= owr(#5785) skin,hide;sametermisusedtorefertothecoveringfirstgiventoAdamandEveaftertheir sin,theyrecoveredbyYahwehwithcoatsofskins/owr,itnowbecamethebarrier,hedge ofprotectionaroundHisbridethatwouldkeepherfrombeingexposedand compromisedOnenotofthepeople(Balaam)wouldseektoenter/crossthebarrierof blood(owr)inordertoplantapervertedseed(Moab)withintheBridecausinghertobe laidwastebythebitterwaters(Balak)! From#1197baar 1)toburn,consume,kindle,bekindled2)tobestupid, brutish,barbarous,dullhearted,andunreceptive;thosesamelettersrearranged alsoform#7458raab famine,hunger&also#5676eber onewhohas crossedover,rootofthetermHebrew *Thepurposeofthefamine(raab),isthatinthemidstofittheresanexposingofthose whoareunreceptiveanddullheartedtowardsthewordofYahweh,insteadchoosingtobe consumedbytheirfleshcomparedtothosethatwillcrossover,theHebrew,onewhois able,ready,andwillingtocrosstheJordan(theRiverofjudgment)! BalaamwasfromaplacecalledPethor:Strongs#6604Pethowr soothsayer, interpreterofdreams *Whoelsewasknownasaninterpreterofdreamsandisconnectedwithbeinginthemidst ofafamine?? OneofthemostpowerfulshadowpicturesgivenintheScripturesofafamineisfoundin thedaysofJoseph,the7yearfamine;andJosephwasknownasonegiventheabilityby Yahwehtointerpretdreamsandhavepropheticaldreams!Joseph,however,isableto survivethefaminesavingnotonlyhimselfbutalsohisentirehouseholdaswellbecominga sourcefortherestoftheworld(bothspirituallyandphysically). Joseph:Strongs#3130 YHVHhasadded,increaser,doubler,theendofhisname (caph) #5592threshold,doorkeeper(fromrootmeaningtostandatorguardthe threshold)InExodus12theyaretoldtoputthebloodofthelambuponthelinteland sidepostsofthedoors(thebloodbecomesthedoorkeeperguardingthehouseagainstthe plagueofthedeathangel). *Remembertheowr/coatsofskinthatwaswellrepresentedthebarrier/thethreshold; anditsthisbarrierthattheenemyseekstocompromiseandtocross. Thetermfamine/raab upontheendhasthewordab( #5646)an architecturaltermmeaningathreshold,fromanunusedrootmeaningtocover thefaminewillcauseadistinctiontobemadebetweenthosewhohavetheblood 4

*Insertedintothemiddleofhisnameistheletter= toperceive,tounderstand,to see,andtoobey;alsoisapictureofawombthisiswhatBalaamwouldseekto restrain,curb,holdin/bindIsraelsabilitytoperceive,understand,andobeythe WordsofYahweh,thereforecausingtheirwombtobeshutofffromHisseed, makingthemanationvoidofunderstanding!

coveringguardingtheirthresholdandthosewhodonotitwillexposethosewho haveallowedthepervertedseedtobehousedwithinthembecausetheyvefailedto guardthethreshold! ThisisthereasonJosephisabletobeprospered,beincreasedanddoubledinthemidstof thefamine!Hewasnotcompromisedspiritually,butremainedavesseloftheDabarof Yahweh,hestoodguardasthedoorkeeper,thereforeinthemidstofthefaminehehadno needofthecompromisedzera/seedtobesustained! Jeremiah31:33Butthis[shallbe]thecovenantthatIwillmakewiththehouseofIsrael; Afterthosedays,saithYahweh,Iwillputmylawintheirinwardparts,andwriteitintheir hearts;andwillbetheirElohim,andtheyshallbemypeople.