Balaam continued to bless Israel twice more, much to the chagrin of Balak. Things just don't seem to work out the way we think they should... Balak gave Balaam a piece of his mind, Balaam went home and so did Balak.
The ladies of Moab were interested in the Israelite lads and seduced them to join in frolic and commit to worship of Baal. God told Moses to have the leaders of the tribes kill those who joined in worshipping other Gods. They slaughtered the people who had betrayed God. They were all weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting when, right in front of them all Zimri, an Israelite brought Cozbi, a Midianite woman into their midst. Phinehas the son of Eleazar grabbed a spear and squewered them both right there in the tent. The bible refers to this slaughter as a plague. The plague stopped after 24,000 people were dead. The Lord told Moses that He would bless Phinehas for generations because he stood firm defending God. Then the Lord told them to attack the Midianites.
But first they were to count all the men age 20 and up, able to go to war.
The census was as follows:
Reuben.................43,730
Simeon.................22,200
Gad....................40,500
Judah..................76,500
Issachar...............64,300
Zebulun................60,500
Manassah...............52,700
Tomorrow read Numbers 26:35-ch 28
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