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“Hashem opened the mouth of the donkey and
it said to Bilaam: What have I done to you that

you struck me these three times? Bilaam said to
the donkey: Because you mocked me! If only
there were a sword in my hand I would now
have killed you!”
(Bamidbar 22:28-29)

How did Bilaam have the boldness to curse our nation, when he knew his
curses would amount to nothing? Moreover, he knew he would likely be 15
harmed by blaspheming Bnei Yisrael, as Hashem had promised Avraham
that those who curse his nation are cursed.

Bilaam’s animosity toward our nation was so great that he was ready to
be harmed as long as he could curse them. He felt that even if his curse
would never materialize, it would at least be recorded in the Torah for
posterity. But Hashem, in His great love for us, would not allow any such
thing. He transformed the curses into blessings. How great is the written
word, for better or for worse!

Bilaam proclaimed his blessings for the entire world to hear. Why didn’t
he whisper them, since they were said against his wishes? From here we
see the extent of his wickedness. He wanted to arouse the animosity of the
nations against Am Yisrael. In their hatred, they would come to curse Am
Yisrael.

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