Ohr Hachayim Numbers: Balak

The Drive of Destiny

“Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.” -Seneca

Bilaam son of Beor was a particularly nasty character. He was no friend of ancient Israelites and rabbinic commentaries depict him as a completely evil sorcerer who was eternally damned. Nonetheless, he reached the heights of prophecy and technically is said to have achieved the level of divination of Moses himself.

[continued at http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-drive-of-destiny/]