As they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the old prophet,

and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, "The LORD says that you disobeyed him and did not do what he commanded.

and God met him. Balaam said to him, "I have built the seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each."

The LORD told Balaam what to say and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.

and saw the people of Israel camped tribe by tribe. The spirit of God took control of him,

People who had known him before saw him doing this and asked one another, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Has Saul become a prophet?"

"Leave it as it is," Josiah ordered. "His bones are not to be moved." So his bones were not moved, neither were those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the prophets of Israel who make up their own prophecies. Tell them to listen to the word of the LORD."

those prophets who assured Jerusalem that all was well, when all was not well!" The Sovereign LORD has spoken.

When the Judgment Day comes, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord! In your name we spoke God's message, by your name we drove out many demons and performed many miracles!'

and was rebuked for his sin. His donkey spoke with a human voice and stopped the prophet's insane action.

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?