And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
That night, God came to Balaam and said to him, 'If the men come to ask you to go with them, get up and go with them. But you must only do what I tell you to do.'
God is giving Balaam permission to go with the messengers, but with the clear condition that he must only speak and do what God commands him.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Numbers, the Israelites were journeying through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt, and they had become a formidable presence that alarmed surrounding nations. Balak, the king of Moab, hired Balaam, a prophet from a non-Israelite background, to curse the Israelites in an attempt to stop their advance. God appeared to Balaam at night, granting permission to go with the messengers but strictly commanding him to only speak the words God would provide.
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