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Establish the need: What are the details of the Messiah in Numbers 24?
Review: Last week we considered five reasons we believe Balaam’s third and fourth discourse found in Numbers 24:5-9 and Numbers 24:14-19 are Messianic prophecies.
- Clues from the Pentateuch: a prophetic poem at the end of an era
- Clues from themes from the Abrahamic Covenant in Balaam’s narrative
- Clues from themes in Genesis 49 in Balaam’s narrative
- Clues from the narrator of Balaam’s narrative
- Objection: Isn’t Balaam a false prophet?
Purpose: In this session we will consider three details about the Messiah found in Numbers 24:7-9 and refute an objection
- The Messianic Seed will be a King of Israel (Numbers 24:7)
- The Messianic Seed will be come out of Egypt (Numbers 24:8)
- The Messiah will bless those who bless Him and curse those who curse Him (Numbers 24:9)
- Objection: Isn’t this about Saul?
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