This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 22, the beginning of the Balak and Bilaam narrative. The story fulfills the prophecy from Shirat Hayam about nations fearing Israel, serving to raise the morale of the Israelites as they approach the Promised Land. The chapter details Balak’s attempts to hire the prophet Bilaam to curse Israel, Bilaam’s consultations with God who forbids and then permits the journey, and the famous episode where Bilaam’s donkey sees an angel blocking their path and speaks to rebuke him.

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