Numbers 22:7-8 Divination

 7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.

8“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

Divination (fortune telling) for hire.

“Balaam began on a dangerous course - entertaining, planning, setting his heart on something he knew to be sin, and looked for a spiritual excuse to pursue the sin. Because of his love for money, Balaam essentially tried to manipulate God into granting him a special exception.” (Guzik)

Some use the word prophet when referring to Balaam, but Balaam isn’t listed as a major or minor prophet. Since the Bible states “divination in hand”  Balaam was a fortune teller, a diviner. 

Look at Balaam’s fate!

Joshua 13: 22The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword. 

Zechariah 10:2 Household gods give worthless advice, fortune-tellers (diviner) predict only lies, and interpreters of dreams pronounce falsehoods that give no comfort. So my people are wandering like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no shepherd.

Seeking a fortune teller (diviner) clearly is a sin, stay away from them!

Blessings