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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sorcery vs. Divination
Sorcery continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],י    לֹא - יִמָּצֵא בְךָ ,  מַעֲבִיר בְּנוֹ - וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ ,  קֹסֵם קְסָמִים ,  מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּׁף . יא   וְחֹבֵר ,  חָבֶר ;  וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי ,  וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל - הַמֵּתִים .
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],And What’s Divination?
Sheep’s liver in clay Old Babylonian period Circa 1900-1600 BCE Location of origin:  likely Sippar,  in modern-day Iraq Hepatoscopy is one type of divination
[object Object],[object Object],Livers Weren’t the Only Things  People Read
There’s More . . . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],Orinithomancy example from  Antigone Notice that divination is accompanied by sacrifice as it is in Balaam story
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Reminder of the Definition of Divination:
In fact, the Torah already told us  what divination is: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],י   לֹא - יִמָּצֵא בְךָ ,  מַעֲבִיר בְּנוֹ - וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ ,  קֹסֵם קְסָמִים ,  מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּׁף . יא   וְחֹבֵר ,  חָבֶר ;  וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי ,  וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל - הַמֵּתִים .
What does Balak want Balaam to do:  sorcery or divination? ,[object Object],ו   וְעַתָּה לְכָה - נָּא אָרָה - לִּי אֶת - הָעָם הַזֶּה ,  כִּי - עָצוּם הוּא מִמֶּנִּי -- אוּלַי אוּכַל נַכֶּה - בּוֹ ,  וַאֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִן - הָאָרֶץ :   כִּי יָדַעְתִּי ,  אֵת אֲשֶׁר - תְּבָרֵךְ מְבֹרָךְ ,  וַאֲשֶׁר תָּאֹר ,  יוּאָר
Is Balaam a Sorcerer or Diviner? Balaam needs hilltops and solitude to work, a sign that he needs to read astronomical and other omens. These are the actions of a diviner: ג   וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם לְבָלָק ,  הִתְיַצֵּב עַל - עֹלָתֶךָ ,  וְאֵלְכָה אוּלַי יִקָּרֵה יְהוָה לִקְרָאתִי ,  וּדְבַר מַה - יַּרְאֵנִי וְהִגַּדְתִּי לָךְ ;  וַיֵּלֶךְ ,  שֶׁפִי .   3  And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.' And he went to a bare height.
And what does Balaam  say  he practices, sorcery or divination? ,[object Object],יח   וַיַּעַן בִּלְעָם ,  וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל - עַבְדֵי בָלָק ,  אִם - יִתֶּן - לִי בָלָק מְלֹא בֵיתוֹ ,  כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב -- לֹא אוּכַל ,  לַעֲבֹר אֶת - פִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי ,  לַעֲשׂוֹת קְטַנָּה ,  אוֹ גְדוֹלָה .
And again . . . ,[object Object],יב   וַיַּעַן ,  וַיֹּאמַר :   הֲלֹא ,  אֵת אֲשֶׁר יָשִׂים יְהוָה בְּפִי -- אֹתוֹ אֶשְׁמֹר ,  לְדַבֵּר .
And another time! ,[object Object],[object Object],א   וַיַּרְא בִּלְעָם ,  כִּי טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְבָרֵךְ אֶת - יִשְׂרָאֵל ,  וְלֹא - הָלַךְ כְּפַעַם - בְּפַעַם ,  לִקְרַאת נְחָשִׁים ;  וַיָּשֶׁת אֶל - הַמִּדְבָּר ,  פָּנָיו .  ב   וַיִּשָּׂא בִלְעָם אֶת - עֵינָיו ,  וַיַּרְא אֶת - יִשְׂרָאֵל ,  שֹׁכֵן ,  לִשְׁבָטָיו ;  וַתְּהִי עָלָיו ,  רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים .
BALAAM ONLY SAYS HE IS A MOUTHPIECE FOR GOD, NOT ONE WHO ALTERS GOD’S WILL AND, IN FACT, BALAAM SEEMS TO RISE IN PROPHETIC LEVELS AS THE STORY PROGRESSES!
SO WHERE DO WE GET THE IDEA THAT BALAAM WAS A BAD GUY? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
In addition,  Bamidbar  later  tells us:  טז   הֵן הֵנָּה הָיוּ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ,  בִּדְבַר בִּלְעָם ,  לִמְסָר - מַעַל בַּיהוָה ,  עַל - דְּבַר - פְּעוֹר ;  וַתְּהִי הַמַּגֵּפָה ,  בַּעֲדַת יְהוָה .  16  Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD.
Balaam Outside of the Torah
INSCRIPTION AT DEIR ‘ALLA  MENTIONS BALAAM AS A SEER, A  DIVINER ,[object Object],[object Object],The Deir ‘Alla inscription shows Balaam is not a sorcerer!

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The Story Of Ba’Alam Compatible

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  • 6. Sheep’s liver in clay Old Babylonian period Circa 1900-1600 BCE Location of origin: likely Sippar, in modern-day Iraq Hepatoscopy is one type of divination
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  • 13. Is Balaam a Sorcerer or Diviner? Balaam needs hilltops and solitude to work, a sign that he needs to read astronomical and other omens. These are the actions of a diviner: ג   וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם לְבָלָק , הִתְיַצֵּב עַל - עֹלָתֶךָ , וְאֵלְכָה אוּלַי יִקָּרֵה יְהוָה לִקְרָאתִי , וּדְבַר מַה - יַּרְאֵנִי וְהִגַּדְתִּי לָךְ ; וַיֵּלֶךְ , שֶׁפִי . 3 And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.' And he went to a bare height.
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Editor's Notes

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