“O my people!
Remember now
What King Balak
Of Moab devised!
Remember now
What Balaam,
The son of Beor,
Answered him!
Remember now
What happened
From Shittim
To Gilgal!
Thus,
You may know
The saving acts
Of Yahweh.”
Yahweh, via Micah, wanted his people to remember his saving acts when they first came to Canaan. They were to remember King Balak of Moab and his interaction with the prophet Balaam, as in Numbers, chapters 22-24, when they were first approaching Canaan. Then they were also to remember what happened between Shittim and Gilgal. Gilgal was the first camp in Canaan, while Shittim was the last camp in their invasion of this country, as outlined in Numbers, chapter 25. Remembering these events was very important.
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