I have no doubt that Balaam had some gift from God, but I guess like many today he failed to use what was God given for the purpose God intended. All of us can misuse what God has given us and some [prosperity preachers?] seem to prosper [at least in a material sense] and because people also want to prosper that way they latch onto the preacher's lies staying close behind...The OT story of Balaam and how he tried to prophecy against Israel is a fascinating episode similar to the above. God will use anyone, and block anyone, He chooses depending on HIs purpose. Balaam could not prophecy, so he ended up doing things another way. His history, his former home, and his reputation makes me wonder if at some stage he was perhaps a true prophet but had apostatised by accepting money for his services prior to his employment contract with the Ammonite? king.
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