<TITLE>16. Par 119-125</TITLE>L-119   So, you see, that was God's people. Now, that prophet, though he was up there and hired by the king, worked among the celebrities, and so forth. And the Word of God came to him. He sought the will of God, and the will of God spoke back to him, and said, "Don't curse this people. I blessed them."

L-120 Now there isn't a theologian under the skies that can deny this Message that we're preaching, but what It's exactly the Word of God right in time. God has a vindicate it, in everything that's been said or done. He's proved It to be right. Now, there's no theologian, no Bible reader, no prophet, can look in that Word, if he is a prophet, he'll see the same thing. But if he doesn't see the same thing, that show's there is something wrong. Because...

L-121 You say, "Well, oh, I could take it vice versa." So could Balak, Balaam. See? But God identified Moses.
And then what was the proof? The Word of God. And he heard the plain, clean-cut decision of God, "Don't you go. Don't try to--to curse what I've blessed. Them is My people."
But you know what? Balaam didn't like them people, to begin with. Oh, what a... How many Balaam's is there in the world today! He didn't like that group, to start with.

L-122   Now, after he got God's clean-cut decision, "Don't you go." But, you see, instead of doing it, it was the same thing like Cain, like Korah, he was jealous, and he--he wanted to, a reason to go, anyhow.

L-123 Notice, his denominational headquarters, after he sent back, said, "Nope, don't believe I'll go down. Don't believe I'll have anything to do with them. I won't debate with them people, 'cause God's done told me they are His people, and I don't believe I'll go." If he'd have stayed with that!
But, down in his heart, he didn't like them. See? They wasn't of his group. And anything that didn't belong in his group, "wasn't right, to begin with." See? And he looked down at them, said, "There has been some awful things them people did. Surely a holy God will curse such a people as that. They're, they're illiterate. They're not educated like us. We're a smarter people. Oh, they claim to serve God, but, look at them, what are they? A bunch of, why, a bunch of slaves, mud-daubers, that the Egyptians run out down there. Why, God would never have anything to do with a dirty bunch like that!"

L-124   He failed to see that smitten Rock and that brass serpent, that Pillar of Fire. He tried to judge them from a moral standpoint. He failed to see the higher call of God. By grace, by election, they were in that line, and with God's Word. And when he wanted to curse them, God said, "Don't you do it. They're Mine. Leave them alone. Don't you touch them."

L-125 Now, so the man turned around, went back. Now watch his denominational headquarters, though, when he gets back. They sent a more influential group. This time they might have been some, instead of just regular layman, they might have been doctors of divinity come this time. They might have been bishops, or maybe state presbyters, for all... He sent a--a--a better group, and a--a little more influential group, somebody that had a little better education and could lay out the plan to him better, could make it reasonable.


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