A2 That's basically it. Balaam has built a career as a professional blesser/curser and he wouldn't have worked just with God since he'd be closely aligned with the Israelites if so. #ParshaChat
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A2: That would make sense — and would mean that it was *specifically* the Israelites who he couldn't mess with, and it could be hard for a king to believe that there was an exception to his usual ability to mess with whoever? #ParshaChat
jul 12, 2025, 8:19 pm • 3 1 • view
Or that there wasn't a price that could make it worth his while. Because perhaps there would have been other times when something was *possible* for him by shifting around some relationships, but also hard to pay enough to make it worthwhile? #ParshaChat
jul 12, 2025, 8:21 pm • 2 1 • view
Agree. I think this story reveals hints of those earlier negotiations. #ParshaChat
jul 12, 2025, 8:28 pm • 1 0 • view