The Story of

Bilam and King Balak

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from Numbers 22:2
A bad king named Balak
was scared of the Jews.
King Balak wanted to win
a war with the Jews,
but Hashem was
helping them.

He called
Bilam, a bad navi,
to come curse them.
Bilam said no. King Balak
said he must come. So
Bilam got on his donkey.
The donkey walked and
walked. Then the donkey
saw a malach. The
malach was standing
in the road. The road was
blocked!

Bilam could not see the

malach. So he hit the
donkey.
The donkey did not go. It
talked! It said, why do
you hit me? Then Bilam
saw the malach. The
malach had a sword.

But the malach did not

stop Bilam. The malach
told Bilam Hashem did not
let him curse the Jews.
Then the malach
let him go.
King Balak took Bilam to
look down at the Jewish
camp. Bilam looked and
looked.
Hashem told Bilam what to
say. Bilam said, How
wonderful the Jews are!

King Balak was angry.

That is not a curse! he
said. Try again.
They went to another spot
to look down at the Jewish
camp.
Hashem told Bilam what to
say. Bilam said, Hashem
always protects the Jews!

King Balak was very angry.

That is not a curse! he
said. Try one more time.
They went to one more
spot to look down at the
Jewish camp.
Hashem told Bilam what to
say. Bilam said, Ma Tovu -
The tents of the Jews are
so great.

Bilam said, Hashem will kill

their enemies.
King Balak was done.
Get out! he told Bilam.
You did not help me at
all!

So Bilam went back home.

The plan of bad king Balak
had failed.