2009-10-01T22:51:42-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/balak/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2022&version=NIV 2009-10-01T22:51:42-05:00 Balak, the king of the Midianites, called the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites, who threatened his kingdom. What happened next was quite unexpected, and certainly not what Balak intended.