The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-11-03

"See!" he cried, excitedly, ut CLOVIS
now as though the great u has gone
to rest in its bosom. Surely we can
not hope to prevail against a people
whose God visits them in such might
and power. What shall we do? What
shall we do"
And the king in his distress and
fear wrung his hands. and paced up
and down. the while keeping his eyes
upon the cleaning pillar in the dis
ance. 1t was the only thing now Wis
ible in the valley below, save the faint
outlines of the tabernacle which stood
out under the light of the pillar OF
fire. The long lines Of tents stretch
ing away in every direction from the
tabernacle had faded from view, but
that steady, awful, mysterious glow
stood out sharply and filled his heart
with ~unspeakable fear. 1t seemed to
him like a great winged monster that
was bearing down upon him to seize
him in its talons and tea his body In
pieces and devour his; flesh, and he
shrank back and stumbled and would
have fallen had not the attendant
caught him. go,
What strange, terrible God is this?
Who is there who knows of this God!
Who is there who can help us?' ne
cried. .
There is d man in Pethor. Balaam.
the son of Beor, whom l have heard
tell has been greatly gifted OF the
gods and there is no gods with whom
he is not familiar, and / doubt not
!, that he would know of this God of the
I Hebrews"
, BALKAN OF Pethor?" slowly repeat
! ed the king, sis not he the one 10
5 whom the nations about go in time OF
Z trouble? Is he not the oracle who has
foretold the fall of numerous cities OF
5 the land?"
} 1.-The very one" replied the attend
; ant.
: GO and fetch him." commanded the
; king as he fastened down b noun
{ tain path and returned to his palace.
? Now Balaam, although a prophet
s and priest among the Midianites. had
? a knowledge of the true God and
5 feared Him. On more than one occa-
. sion had the true God of Heaven given
5 him visions of the events which were
. to come to pass, and his fame as a
5 prophet had spread through all that
country.
5 When the messengers had come TO
him from the king of the Moabltes
5 saying: Come, curse this people, for
2 they are too mighty for me: perad
8 venture 1 shall prevail, that we may
2 smite them, and that l may drive
3 them out of the land, for / wot tina
z he whom thou blessest Is blessed, ane
8 he whom thou cursest is cursed, III
9 was filled with an eager desire to e
{ with them that he might receive tnei
< rich gifts, but he dare not for or ION
8 time he had heard that this people
< which had come out of Egypt Wer'
Q Gods chosen people and under Ill
( special care. For this reason he asket
9 that the messengers tarry the nlsh
( while he should obtain word OF In
2 Lord concerning the matter.
5 With heavy heart he saw the met
2 seneers depart after he had told then
3 that he could not go. But when Q lev
2 DAYS later there came a more nopi
5 delegation from Balak beseeching NH
2 tn go with them, he willfully sough
5 he face of the Lord again and OF
Q tanned from him the permission n
9 sought.
z Two days later he stood upon tn
8 high place where Baal, the god OF tn
z Moabites. was worshiped. The seve
Q affairs have beer built and Balak
5 standing by the smoking sacrlnce'
9 while BALKAN has gone yonder to hea
8 what God might say to aim.
Q Within his heart was the burn1n
8 desire to say all that the king desire
2 of him. for he bore no love for lsrae
5 Int he knew that mere words coul
3 not accomplish Israers ruin ana th'
3 if God had spoken blessing, 1t wei
z folly for him to speak curses.
9 Day after day the effort or KIT
" Ralak to wiring from BALKAN a ours
unon Israel continued, and AWAY Ia
ure and disappointment, and at la
,as in disgust and anger, he sent baiaa
nd hack to Pethor empty handed and
lor disgrace. -,
es- Then it was that BALKAN, trouDlt
,al- and dissatisfied, sougnt 10 couhsei u
m kings to make friends with lsra
BILE rather than to seek to fight the
ypt; LET the most beautiful of our WON
Of be given unto them that tney may p,
tice them and draw them away
rts said. =,
the This advice seemed good, n duri
to the weeks which followed lsraeht
the and Moabites and Midianites mlngi
he ~freelv. a thing which so dispieas
the Moses and the elders that 1t was n
q long ere Moses had to resort 10 I
the most severe measures. This CUM
nee ated in the plague whose awfui 70
NIX ages in the ranks of Israel were OF
the STAYED when F: meas had DESTROYED
ace Midianitish princess and the WICK
his Israelise VINO had brought her IL
nus his tent.
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