Why Did God Want to Kill Balaam?

God is not schizophrenic. OK? I just wanna put that out there first. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. God does not contradict Himself. And if He looks like He is, the problem is on our end, not His. Amen? OK. 

I just feel like I have to establish that because Numbers 22 starts the story of Balaam, and God in this story, Balaam does exactly what God says, and yet God decides to kill him for it. 

Numbers 22:20-22

20 And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only do what I tell you.” 21 So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab.

Alright, so far so good, right? God says go. Balaam goes. 

22 But God's anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the way as his adversary.

And as you keep reading, this angel of the Lord was standing there with a sword to literally kill Balaam. 

Wait wait wait. As I said before: God is not schizophrenic. So why is he upset with Balaam here?- upset enough to literally kill him?

I find all of this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.  Turn to Numbers 22, and let’s get weird.

0:00 - God is NOT Schizo

2:15 - Balaam the Greedy Prophet

12:40 - Why God Got Mad

16:00 - Closing Thoughts

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