15 abandoning the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;
Verse 15
The right way refers to the way of Jesus, faith, and holiness.
They have gone astray they have been led down a path of errors and doing wrong things.
Followed the ways of balaam refers to false doctrine and wicked lives.
balaam is not a faith or a religion,
balaam is an idea of gain or advancement of money when one has comprised His faith to do so.
balaam is linked to false teaching, teachers, and prophets.
To lead people to error means to lead people to sin.
Unrighteous acts that Balak rewarded Balaam for.
And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me, for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Come, curse this people for me.’” Numbers 22:16-17
In the American Standard Bible there are 66 results for Balaam.
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have given themselves up to the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. Jude 1:11
But I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. Revelations 2:14
There is even a spirit of balaam.
With that...
The point that this verse is saying is trying to make is that they were led astray by balaam.
This is a warning for us to not go down the same road.
My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab planned And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of the Lord.” Micah 6:5
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