<TITLE>05. Par 43-55</TITLE>L-43 And Moab, also, was a believers in Jehovah, and they had a prophet. And Israel had a prophet. Both of them had prophets.

L-44 And now notice, they had come to the place that the prophet of the organized nation was coming down to curse this other nation, because it was just a drifter, not having no certain place to stay. So they come down and watched those two prophets. When it comes fundamentally speaking, both of them were exactly right. Because, notice, Balaam, the bishop, told them, "Now you build me seven altars."

L-45 Seven is the complete number of God, representing the Seven Church Ages, the seven days of creation, so forth. Now notice, seven, God is completed in seven.

L-46   "Seven altars, and on each altar put a--a bullock." Now that's exactly the same altar they had down in Israel's camp. There they are down in Israel, with the same altar they got up here; and the same sacrifice, a bullock and a bullock; a prophet and a prophet. Two nations, at contrast.

L-47 A very perfect example of the day we're living, if we had time to go into it! Notice God doing this in parable, that we would find out, paralleling.

L-48 Now, also, Balaam required a ram on each altar. That was speaking of his faith in a coming Messiah. A ram, a he sheep, that's the same sacrifice they had down in Israel; down in the camp of Israel, up here by--in Moab. The fundamentally, they were both right, but, notice, fundamentally in doctrine.

L-49 But one prophet down in Israel's camp had the characteristics of God. And, the Word of God, he stayed with the promise of God for that age, because he was in a line going to the promised land. See?

L-50 Now, as far as the fundamental part, Balaam, Balak could be just as identified as Moses was.

L-51   But, you see, Moses, being the correct prophet of God, not only had the fundamental parts, but had the identification of God. See, he was in line of duty, exactly what was promised for that age; not for the age of Noah, but for the age then. "I will take you to a land that's flowing with milk and honey." They were on their way, and Israel was identified with their prophet, Moses, with the Message of that age. God characteristics identified in Moses. A Pillar of Fire was following him. He also had the atonement in action; not speaking of it, but had it in action. Not what will be; what is right now!

L-52 Notice, he had a brass serpent that had been lifted up for the sickness and diseases of the people, therefore Moses was practicing Divine healing. He had the atonement, the brass serpent symbolizing that God was in the camp, and the people were looking on that brass serpent and being healed.

L-53 He also had a smitten Rock following him. And that was identifying God, to keep the Waters of Life among them, joy and salvation, that they would not perish but had everlasting Life. It was a type of... That smitten Rock in the wilderness was a type of Christ being smitten.

L-54 Then, they were traveling in the line of promise. That was another identification, to showing God's characteristic. No matter how fundamental this other one was with the Word; he had the fundamentalism, plus the identification, and the characteristic of God among them. God identified Himself. Two prophets, both of them prophets, and both of them fundamental; but God identified His characteristics in Moses, because he had the characteristics of God with him.

L-55   Now, again, God's characteristics is always supernatural, because He is supernatural. God is supernatural. It's unusual, always, to the modern trend of thinking of the day. You know that. God has always has upset the apple cart, for the--for the religious groups in every age that's ever passed.


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