Jehovah who turns the curse into a blessing
Jehovah — the covenant name, 'I AM', the premortal Christ
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. Deuteronomy 23:5
Out of love, Jehovah would not let Balaam curse Israel and made the hired curse into a blessing instead. The premortal Christ shielded His covenant people from a curse long before He came to bear the curse Himself.
How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4) · a footnote points to Him · a traditional type, cited
- the same event in Numbers 23:11 — Balak: 'I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether' (footnote note5_a).
- the same event in Numbers 23:20 — Balaam: 'he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.'
