balaam and the star

so balaam goes with king balak to curse Israel, but he realizes that he can’t.
God has blessed them-
but God gives him seven oracles to say to king balak-
all of them are blessings on Israel.
numbers says this:
“then balak's anger burned against balaam. he struck his hands together and said to him, "i summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times. now leave at once and go home! i said i would reward you handsomely, but the LORD has kept you from being rewarded."


balaam answered balak, "did i not tell the messengers you sent me, 'even if balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, i could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the lord -and i must say only what the LORD says'? now i am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."


let me just pause and think “isn’t this weird?”
I mean, God speaks to this guy-
and he obeys God! but he’s not “saved.”
God uses him and balaam respects God-
but he isn’t an Israelite. he is a sorcerer!
does this mess with your idea of who can hear God?
who can obey God? who can honor God?





here is the part that gave me chills:
balaam gives one last oracle and says this:
“then he uttered his oracle:
"the oracle of balaam son of beor,
the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,
(this is a ironic, because he was the one that could not see the supernatural, even though his donkey could. eventually his eyes were opened)
the oracle of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
"i see him, but not now;
i behold him, but not near.
a star will come out of jacob;
a scepter will rise out of israel.”


who did he see?
who is this star?
the star of david?
or the star of bethlehem?
the “morning-star?”
could it be that God allowed this pagan sorcerer to see thousands of years into the future to see the coming of jesus?