Parashat Balak
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===Prophecy of Bilaam=== | ===Prophecy of Bilaam=== | ||
− | Bilaam was wicked gentile yet Hashem bestowed His Shechinah upon him so the | + | Bilaam was wicked gentile yet Hashem bestowed His Shechinah upon him so the nations could excuse their bad actions and claim they would have repented had they repented. Not only did Bilaam not lead the Nations to repentance he breached the morally accepted barrier, for at first they had refrained from immorality, but Bilaam advised them to offer themselves freely for immorality.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:5"/> Unlike the Jewish prophets, the gentile prophets like Bilaam and his grandfather Balak could only receive prophecy at night.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:8"/> Hashem bestow so much influence to the power of 'free will' that a person who strengthens himself mentally and verbally, regardless if in the Side of Holines or the Side of Impurity, he has the ability to draw upon himself an aspect of the Supernal Spirit which allows him to see truthful visions. Even Bilaam who was hideously impure, strengthened himself so greatly in his wickedness against Holiness until he managed to draw upon himself fearsome visions from the Supernal Spirit of Holiness to the Side of Impurity that were equivalent to those seen only by Moshe.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Chadash 4:8-9</ref> |
===Unholiness of Bilaam=== | ===Unholiness of Bilaam=== | ||
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Hashem came to Bilaam at night and said to him, if the messengers have come to call him, and he expects payment for it,<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:20">Rashi Bamidbar 22:20</ref> he can go with them but even against his will<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:20"/> Bilaam can only do what Hashem speaks to him. Nevertheless, Bilaam went believing that in the end he will persuade Hashem and He will agree to have him curse the Jews.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:20"/> | Hashem came to Bilaam at night and said to him, if the messengers have come to call him, and he expects payment for it,<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:20">Rashi Bamidbar 22:20</ref> he can go with them but even against his will<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:20"/> Bilaam can only do what Hashem speaks to him. Nevertheless, Bilaam went believing that in the end he will persuade Hashem and He will agree to have him curse the Jews.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:20"/> | ||
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==Balak's Greeting== | ==Balak's Greeting== | ||
==First Attempt== | ==First Attempt== | ||
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==Second Attempt== | ==Second Attempt== | ||
==Third Attempt== | ==Third Attempt== | ||
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==The Advice== | ==The Advice== | ||
==Immorality== | ==Immorality== |