NOTES for Num 24:1-25
God's will becomes finally clear to the sorcerer Balaam: he leaves his divinations and goes into the wilderness to bless Israel. In his prophecy there is both the unearthly beauty of Israel, its many victories over its enemies, and the star rising over Jacob.
Two thousand years later other magi will see this star no longer by divination but openly, and they will cross the desert and rejoice when they see the true Beauty of Israel, and on behalf of all nations they will bring Him gifts. And after another two millennia, you and I will read this prophecy and worship this Beauty. History repeats itself, but its Center is always the same.