Numbers 23

Today we get more of the story of Balaam, this time focusing on the words God gave him to speak about Israel. It is rather funny how many times King Balak tries to get him to curse Israel, despite the insistence of Balaam that he can only say what God has determined already - and furthermore that God does not change His mind. We are left with a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, as Balak asks for a third time that Balaam curse the Israelites; I assume that the outcome will mirror the first two attempts, but we'll have to see...