And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
After the attempts to curse Israel and to turn its blessing into a curse had failed, Balaam rose up and returned to his own place, while Balak also went his way. Balak had repeatedly tried moving Balaam from one place to another in order to secure the curse. Balaam left for his distant home because his efforts to curse Israel had failed and he had lost hope of gaining riches and honor by it.
His departure did not end the threat to Israel, for the plan he had devised to entice them into sin was carried out after he left. Balak's repeated but failed efforts to move Balaam parallel the bishop's repeated but failed efforts to change Luther's decision.
After the attempts to curse Israel and to turn its blessing into a curse had failed, Balaam rose up and returned to his own place, while Balak also went his way. Balak had repeatedly tried moving Balaam from one place to another in order to secure the curse. Balaam left for his distant home because his efforts to curse Israel had failed and he had lost hope of gaining riches and honor by it.
His departure did not end the threat to Israel, for the plan he had devised to entice them into sin was carried out after he left. Balak's repeated but failed efforts to move Balaam parallel the bishop's repeated but failed efforts to change Luther's decision.