And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Balak led Balaam from one place to another in the vain hope of inducing him to change Israel's blessing into a curse. On every altar Balak and Balaam offered a bullock and a ram in an effort to secure God's favor for that purpose. Balaam knew about the Hebrews' sacrifices and hoped that more costly offerings would gain God's blessing so he could carry out his sinful purpose. By yielding to this idolatrous way of thinking he became spiritually blind and foolish.
The repeated attempts were powerless against a blessing sustained by divine power, and the king of Moab succeeded no better. In the same way, repeated efforts to move a steadfast man by human applause and the fear of man prove powerless.
Balak led Balaam from one place to another in the vain hope of inducing him to change Israel's blessing into a curse. On every altar Balak and Balaam offered a bullock and a ram in an effort to secure God's favor for that purpose. Balaam knew about the Hebrews' sacrifices and hoped that more costly offerings would gain God's blessing so he could carry out his sinful purpose. By yielding to this idolatrous way of thinking he became spiritually blind and foolish.
The repeated attempts were powerless against a blessing sustained by divine power, and the king of Moab succeeded no better. In the same way, repeated efforts to move a steadfast man by human applause and the fear of man prove powerless.