The Bible Story - King's Ransom Tempts A Prophet - Basil Wolverton - August 1962

Basil Wolverton

Toward the ancient land of Mesopotamia, by the upper Euphrates valley, lived a prophet named Balaam. This man was known in many areas as one who had such a special gift of prophecy that he could pronounce wonderful blessings and great curses on people - pronouncements that seemed to be amazingly inspired and honored by God in whose name Balaam uttered them. A King's Evil Design. Balak, the heathen king of Moab, had heard that Balaam had the power, through God, to bless people, and to curse them. Such a power, he thought, might be much greater than that of any wizard or enchanter who worked through spells and magic and strange mixtures. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library