THE ROAD TO VICTORY 1) As Edom opposed the passage of the children of Israel, they made a detour around his Kingdom, thus avoiding mischief. This is the way to victory, and that is not to confront evil with evil, but to over one's instincts for revenge, so he controls his heart and his emotions before he reign over others. As for King Arad (Zebra) the Canaanite, he attacked them as they were coming from Atharim (Traces) and as if King Arad, just like a Zebra trailed in their footsteps, so as to catch up with them, and destroy them. To prevent them from reaching the promised land. The children of Israel were defeated at first in order to realize their helplessness. But since they begged for the divine support, pledged that they will rob nothing of the cities, thus they and were victorious. When we rely on our weak natures, we fail in the most trivial of matters where as by God's embrace we live triumphantly. 2) Once again the congregation revolted even after their victory. Hence the fiery serpents from the wilderness were sent to sting them and Kill them. There was no way for their salvation except to gaze at the bronze serpent the symbol of the crucifixion (John 3:14,15). Where God was carnally crucified and while the devil's might was crucified, he was disarmed of his authority over the believers. 3) By means of the Cross, we are granted victory over deadly vipers, so we move from one encounter to the next adding new glories while undergoing those continuous tribulations. As for the names of the battles they are "Oboth" (succession of growth), Iyeabarim (depth of the crossing) i.e. we are constantly undergoing continuous growth experiencing new depths. 4) As the people traveled, bearing the scars of the bites on their bodies yet still surviving, i.e. having the signs of victory over these bites, God ordered Moses the Prophet to assemble the people in order to supply them with water from a well to drink. Why such a request? To proclaim that by the triumphant spirit of the Cross we enjoy inner spiritual wells (John 7:38; Prov 5:15, 16). It is the acknowledgement of the Holy Trinity wells that works in us through the Holy Spirit. In other words we believe in our Crucified Redeemer who was stung by the serpent and through whom we enter into baptism, and therefore are given the membership in God's Body through His Holy Spirit; and our lives overflow with joy and praise, and so we sing "the song of the well." This well - as it was referred to in the Septuagint text - was dug by the (honest) leaders, rulers of nations as well as those prophets who witnessed for the Messiah, the Saviour. However it was disguised through misconception until the apostles (the rulers of the earth) came and uncovered it by stripping it of its misconceptions and by revealing the depths of our Lord's and Saviour's work. 5) As the congregation drank from the well they traveled to Mattanah meaning "their donations." We accept His gifts so that we can present them back to Him as offerings (Num. 28:1). Then they proceeded to Nahaliel meaning "from God," we present to Him what has been originally His, and then He returns it back to us manifolds. Later to Bamoth meaning "the coming of death," where death does not terrify us, but we consider it as merely a Passover. They proceeded to Pisgah which means https://coptic-treasures.com/ 34 "ascension" or "Mount Crest" and this is the purpose of our voyage as if to ascend the mountain in order to sit in heavenly places (Eph 2:6). In brief the journey starts by the well of knowledge through trials, so that we are risen to the hight of our Saviour's Perfection. 6) Victory over Sihon [12-30], Sihon meaning "haughty," it refers to the devil, king of the Amorites "Bitterness." He resists God's people and he tries to prevent them from crossing over peacefully, so he ends up being defeated. As for the battle field it was called Jahaz "the fulfillment of the commandment," where we were triumphant (Jer. 6:16), by the blade of the Spirit which is God's word (Eph 6:17). Hence we occupy all his land from Arnon to Jabbok [i.e. from the curses up to the struggles, we enter into the land of curses, and we struggle until it is superseded by blessings], and we occupy Heshbon meaning "reckoning or thought" and we recover our ideology after the proud enemy was controlling it. 7) Victory over Og (Crookedness), the King of Bashan "Shame." So we destroy every twisting in thought that will deter us from preoccupying ourselves with the heavenliness, and every disgrace is removed, and we enter into the inner divine glory. Balaams' Prophecies 1) 23:7,10 : The divine incarnation. 2) 23:16-24 : The suffering of the Saviour and His ascension 3) 24:1-14 : The day of the Pentecost (the descent of the Holy Spirit). 4) 24:15-19 : The preaching of the gospel. 5) 24:20-25 : The Acquisition of Christ.
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