Mt. Pisgah & Nebo, Revealed Upon the Mount. Numbers 23:1-20 Series: Mountains of the Bible. What would a person give to have a glimpse into the future, to be able to see into the yet to come? Would it even be wise to know the future? Would knowing the future bring joy? Sorrow? Pain? Suffering? Anger? Frustration? Loneliness? Unemployment? Divorce? Death? What does lie out in the future? But when Israel arrived on the plains of Moab, they faced a different kind of enemy, one who was hidden in the mountain heights and able to call upon the forces of the evil one to assist him. all who could pay his fee. Conventional warfare was out of the question. Moab and Midian needed the help of the devil, and Balaam was in touch with the devil. The church today battles against a strong enemy who has an organized army of evil spirits, dedicated to opposing God’s people and God’s work Eph.6:10-20. It was this attack of the “principalities and powers” from which the Lord protected Israel as they camped on the plains of Moab. He then promised to tell the king whatever the Lord revealed to him up on the mountain. Instead, God takes control of Balaam’s tongue and makes seven astounding prophecies about His people, prophecies that speak to all of God’s people down through human history. This was part of God’s covenant with Abraham Gen.12:1-3 and it has been fulfilled throughout their history. No nation has been blessed of God like Israel, not only with material blessings and divine protection, but primarily with spiritual blessings to share with the whole world. Israel gave the world the knowledge of the true and living God, the written Word of God, and Jesus Christ the Savior of the world.