28 Jul 2024
Numbers 25 – Israel at Shittim and the Pinchas Episode
In Numbers 25 the Israelites are in Shittim, which is the last stop on their journey through the desert. They are led there into both idolatry and illicit sexual activity by the “daughters of Moab.” Apparently, this is the doing of the prophet Balaam, whose attempts to curse the Israelites had been thwarted by God earlier, in the ac...