15This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:
16The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba, 17to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon, 18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley, 20Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth— 21all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
22The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword. 23And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.
Balaam!
Don’t miss this lesson of Balaam, for there’s a little Balaam in all of us!
Numbers 22: 31Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
32The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me. 33The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
Balaam was killed because his way was perverse before the Lord!
Just like Balaam when we sin, our way is perverse before the Lord and the blood 🩸 of Jesus wasn’t enough to keep us from sinning!
If our eyes could behold Him on that tree with the crown of thorns, nails in His hands and feet and His side pierced with a river of blood 🩸 running down on the ground!
Would we disgrace His sacrifice and be perverse like Balaam?
Dear Heavenly Father, help us today so we don’t take Your Son’s sacrifice for our sins lightly! Guide us to sin less and when we are tempted by the tempter enable us to see Jesus on the cross and the great sacrifice He made for us. ✝️
In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
Blessings
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