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Seven Altars and Balaam’s First Oracle: How Shall I Curse Whom God Has Not Cursed?
Balak builds seven altars and Balaam seeks an oracle, but the first speech immediately overturns the assignment: “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?” Israel’s distinctness and blessing are not controlled by Balak’s money or Balaam’s reputation.
Micah explicitly tells Israel to remember what Balak king of Moab devised and what Balaam son of Beor answered, turning the Balaam episode into remembered evidence of YHWH’s righteous acts.
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