Guiding Questions: Numbers 23

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

Do the preparations in Numbers 23:1-2 reflect any “certainty” on the part of Bilaam as to what would eventuate?
Indeed, in Numbers 23:3 what is Bilaam’s specific statement in terms of “revelation?”
Does text indicate what it was that Divinity imparted to Bilaam (Numbers 23:5)?
In the utterances in Numbers 23:7-10, what is the substance of Bilaam’s “prophecy” and does the presence of Balak and his retinue seem to inhibit him at all?
In the exchange between the king and Bilaam (Numbers 23:11-12), how does Bilaam affirm his position?
Does Balak decide to try again (Numbers 23:13-15)?
Numbers 23:4 and Numbers 23:16 vary in one important word; what is it?
Is the second declamation of Bilaam (Numbers 23:18-24) in any way different from the first statement?
By this time, Balak has decided that he will settle for __________?
Does Balak decide to try yet once again?
And how does Numbers 23 end?

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Post categories: Parashat Balak, Parashat Balak Study Guide, Sefer Bamidbar / Book of Numbers, Tanakh Yomi, Torah

Post tags: Numbers 23, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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