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Numbers 21–36: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Book of Numbers is an account of how the Israelites wandered in the wilderness after receiving the Ten Commandments of Mount Sinai. Through this time of testing, while facing an uncertain future, the people complained repeatedly to Moses and to God. Though fraught with tension and power struggles, their pilgrimage led to the discovery that God is indeed faithful to his promises, regardless of...

the deity in charge of magic who, in some instances, actually teaches Marduk how to make the magic work. The Neo-Assyrian texts record how Ea is called upon for assistance through prayer and incantation. In the Comments to Numbers 22–24 it will be shown how this understanding of the divine role in magic helps to explain Balaam’s predicament. He could not use his usual gifts and techniques without YHWH’s approval. It turns out that prayer and magic are not mutually exclusive avenues of approach to
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