Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

future times when Satan inspired evildoers to misrepresent and
destroy God's people, this event would strengthen their courage and
faith in God.
The king of Moab, discouraged and distressed, exclaimed,
"Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!" But he determined
to try again. He now took Balaam to Mount Peor, where there was a
temple devoted to the immoral worship of Baal. Here they offered
the same number of sacrifices, but Balaam did not even pretend to
work his sorcery. He looked out over the tents of Israel, and the
divine message came from his lips:
How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel!
Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside. ... His
king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted. ...
Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you.
Balaam prophesied that Israel's king would be greater than
Agag. This was the name given to the kings of the Amalekites, who
were at this time a very powerful nation. But Israel, if true to God,
would conquer all her enemies. The King of Israel was the Son of
God; His throne was one day to be established in the earth, and His
power to be higher than all earthly kingdoms.
Balaam Loses All He Tried to Gain
Balak was overwhelmed with disappointed hope, fear, and
rage. He was angry that Balaam could have given him even a small
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