Balaam’s Apocalyptic End of Days Oracle

In this teaching we will go in depth on Balaam’s apocalyptic end of days oracles in Numbers 24.These oracles are both messianic and eschatological. One of the focuses of the study will be on the conflict between the Messiah and Gog… Yes, Gog of Ezekiel 38 fame. Select sources:Annus, A. (1999), ‘Are there Greek Rephaim? On the Etymology of Greek Meropes and Titanes’, UF 31: 13-30.Mitchell, D. C. (2016), Messiah ben Joseph, Newton Mearns, Glasgow: Campbell. Morales, L. M. (2024), Numbers 20-36, Apollos Old Testament Commentary, London: Apollos. Postell, S. D. (2019), 'Numbers 24:5-9, 15-19: The Distant Star', in M. Rydelnik and E. Blum (eds.), The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, Chicago: Moody, 285-308.