{"id":4340,"date":"2024-07-05T06:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2024-07-05T06:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T11:05:33","slug":"numbers-program-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=4340","title":{"rendered":"Numbers (Program #22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bible.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"150\" \/>Numbers (Program #22) &#8211; Fighting (3)<\/p>\n<p>In the Old Testament book of Numbers there is the story of a gentile prophet named Balaam.\u00a0 The Moabite king Balak had hired him to curse and prophesy against God&#8217;s people Israel, who Balak the king greatly feared.\u00a0 Yet at each instance, as much as Balaam desire to please the king, whatever he spoke concerning Israel turned out not to be a curse but a blessing.\u00a0 These parables recorded in Numbers 22 through 24 had a greater impact than just the Lord&#8217;s frustration of a heathen king with an evil intention towards God&#8217;s people.\u00a0 These parables actually revealed how God views His people, whether the nation of Israel in the Old Testament or the church in this age despite the failures and weaknesses.\u00a0 God sees the church as glorious, victorious and beautiful.\u00a0 How can this be?\u00a0 it&#8217;s because He sees the church, the believers, in Christ.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Numbers (Program #22)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-05T06:05:33-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Numbers (Program #22) - Fighting (3)\r\n\r\nIn the Old Testament book of Numbers there is the story of a gentile prophet named Balaam.\u00a0 The Moabite king Balak had hired him to curse and prophesy against God's people Israel, who Balak the king greatly fea...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Numbers\/Num_22.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"14.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2331\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Numbers\/Num_22.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2331','http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Numbers\/Num_22.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Numbers\/Num_22.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?powerpress_pinw=4340-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Numbers\/Num_22.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Num_22.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Religion--Spirituality-Podcas\/Bible-Study-Radio-p959109\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers (Program #22) &#8211; 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