There are a few major roles for prophets in the ancient world. One of their main purposes was to tell the world what God had to say. This came in the form of oracles – and in various forms of oracles. Balaam was a bad prophet whom God uses here to show the king, named Balak what Israel's purpose was to be. In these three chapters, Balaam gives the king oracles that proclaim Israel's overriding purpose – to live in the land of Canaan and to be God's light. He also makes allusions to Christ in chapter 24, but his main purpose is to spread the truth to these kings in the land that Israel is not only not going away, but will get stronger and will do more than they all think.
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