Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Cross-references
In Numbers 23:3, Balaam uses divination; here he stops—direct contrast showing obedience to God.
In Numbers 23:15, Balaam again seeks omens; here he refrains—a clear shift from divination to faith.
Numbers 23:20 records Balaam's realization that God has blessed Israel — here he acts on that by ceasing to seek omens.
In Numbers 23:23, Balaam declares no divination works; here he acts on that truth by ceasing to practice it.
Numbers 23:16 shows God putting a word in Balaam's mouth — the reason he now abandons divination in 24:1.
In Numbers 31:16, Balaam is later implicated in leading Israel into sin—contrasting his obedience here when he ceases divination.
In Revelation 2:14, Balaam's later teaching is condemned—contrasting his initial obedience here when he ceases divination.
Joshua 13:22 records Balaam's death — contrasting his blessing here with later judgment.