Numbers 22:21-23:26 ; Psalm 37:32-40 ; Luke 6:37-7:10 "Blessed Is The One ..." © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pen & Ink on Paper Today in our readings we come to Numbers 22:21-23:26. In this chapter, we are introduced to Balak, the king of Moab, and to Balaam, a pagan prophet.  Balak and his subjects, the Moabites, are “filled with dread because of the Israelites” (verse 3), so Balak summons Balaam to “put a curse” on the Israelites (verse 6).  Balaam is an example of a