Sunday, 10 August 2008

The Prophecy of The Coming King

Just before Moses died, the amazing word came from the Holy Spirit with regard to the coming Messiah, Christ. This word was given through Balaam the false prophet. This was occurred when the king of Moabites, Balak hired Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam did everything he could but the Spirit of God overpowered him and out of his mouth came a prophecy about Israel. Balak who hired Balaam had felt so desperate because what Balaam said contradicted to what Balak wished.

Numbers 22-24 are the count of what the false prophet Balaam was doing and prophesying. At the same time these passages tells us something about the inspiration of the Bible namely that God did not choose the people to write His word on the basis of their brilliance, faithfulness, spirituality, dedication, dependability because every human writer was a sinful man. Here in this account, one of the unbelievers even prophesied concerning the coming of king of Israel. Balaam said by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in Numbers 23:21 “He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.”

It is the matter of fact that the Israelites were full in iniquity, and perverseness. For example when Moses asked twelve people of Israel to spy the condition of the Canaan in those days while they were still in the wilderness, there were only two people who were bravely side for the truth namely Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 13-14). These only two people who have been in Egypt, in wilderness and to cross the river of Jordan to enter the Promised Land.

However God looked upon Israel as the chosen people and in God’s side they were perfect. There is no contradiction here just like in the New Testament said, “in Christ you are perfect.” We are already crucified with Him and raised up with Him and all these are judicial but not actual experience. Our actual are sinners and continue sinning, but in the mind of God we are already perfect and glorified because God can see the future as well as in the present. God can due with us in the light of the future. Therefore the Lord also can say to Israel, though they are rebellions and full of iniquity, but “I do not see any trouble in them and they are my chosen people.” This does not mean that every Israelite is born again, but He was talking about the nation, as his chosen people. Numbers 3:21 clearly gives us the key that despite of the disobedience, iniquity of Israel the Lord “is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.” The King will come from Judah as Balaam saw that He would come for the nation of Israel.

Furthermore in Numbers 24, as king Balak was being threatened by the false prophet, Balaam said this word in Numbers 24:17-19 “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.” This is to say that though it is still in the future, “there shall come a Star out of Jacob.” It is amazing that God gave such great prophecy to Balaam the wicked man. The prophecy that is found in this passage was the thing that the Lord has said to Jacob hundreds of Years before. This will be much fulfilled in the Lord Jesus as the King of universe, the King of Israel as mentioned in the Philippians 2:10-11 “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” This will be fulfilled in the time of Millennial. Every Gentile nation will acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ is the king of Israel, and the Lord of eternity.

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