Curses! - Parshat Chukat Balak 5786
About this episode
This episode discusses the story of Balak and Bilam, focusing on the theme of curses and blessings in the context of the Israelites.
In this week's parsha, Chukat-Balak, a Midianite king named Balak realizes he cannot defeat the Israelites by force, so he hires a prophet, Bilam, to do what swords couldn't: curse them into oblivion. Bilam opens his mouth to deliver the curse — and a blessing comes out instead. Not once, but three times. He tries again. The curse will not come. Something stronger than his intention, or even Balak's hatred, is rewriting the words in his mouth before they land.
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