God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? —Numbers 23:19 Lee en español abajo In our story, Balak, the king of Moab, is a prey to fear and says to the prophet Balaam: “…a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me …they are too mighty for me” (Numbers 22:5-6). So he asks the prophet Balaam to curse