“And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.”
Balaam looked up and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. Then the spirit of God came upon him — Balaam gazes upon Israel's encampment; the sight of the people dwelling in ordered formation ('tribe by tribe') triggers divine inspiration. The spirit of God (Ruach Elohim) comes upon him; he is seized by prophetic ecstasy. The vision and the spirit-seizure occur together; prophecy emerges from supernatural encounter.
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