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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
One of my favorite aspects about God is His omnipotence. God can say anything and speak multiple
meanings through His Word. This
demonstrates that He truly reigns supreme over the universe rather than the physical
laws of the universe reigning supremely over Him. We can see this very clearly in this chapter.
First, remember that Balaam is a pagan prophet who secretly craves
what Balak can offer to him. Yet at the
same time, Balaam finds himself unable to say words that would earn him Balak’s
favor. Time and time again Balaam finds
that his mouth will only open and declare the praise of God and God’s blessing
upon His chosen people. This is the King
of the universe having His way.
Another way that we see the King at work in this chapter is
through His words. Remember what God
said to Abraham way back in Genesis?
Abraham would have more descendants than the stars in the sky. Abraham would have so many descendants that
they would be uncountable. That is
exactly what Balaam proclaims in these verses.
Who can count the people wandering through the desert? Who could number even a fourth of
Israel? The God that we serve is King of
the universe so much so that He can make promises that span the generations and
see that the promises are accomplished.
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