Les Nombres 23:4 Cabale : Zohar & Sha'arei Orah

3. And regarding this, it is written about Balaam (Numbers 23:4): 'And God happened upon Balaam.' And it happened for a different reason, through the agency of an angel named Dimsaaba, who was appointed for this task. And if you say, 'But it is written "Elohim" (God)," know that the Holy One, blessed be He, summoned him to that place of Dimsaaba, to converse with him, in that specific degree where he would attach himself to Dimsaaba. What did Balaam do? He, being considered among the entities offering sacrifices to ascend on high, immediately made himself available to the Holy One, blessed be He, at that location. Balaam said to Him, 'Here, I have prepared for You an offering, just as You appeared to me.' And because of this, 'And God happened upon Balaam.

Even our teacher Moshe, peace be upon him, initially only entered the Meeting Tent (Ohel Mo’ed-אהל מאד) to speak with HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, by means of this-Zot-זאת. This mystery is hinted in the verse,²⁵⁷Leviticus 1:1 And He called-Vayikra-ויקרא to Moshe, and HaShem-יהו״ה spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting.” Who is it who called Moshe? The small Aleph-א of the word “And He called-Vayikra-ויקרא.” Only afterwards does it continue, “And HaShem-יהו״ה spoke to him.”²⁵⁸In other words, he first entered by means of this quality of fear of HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, and humility before Him, and only afterwards did HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, speak with Him. This is indicated by the small letter Aleph-א. In contrast, in regards to the gentile prophet Bilaam, who did not merit to receive the gift of the Torah of HaShem-יהו״ה as did Moshe, the Torah states (Numbers 23:4), “God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם happened upon-Vayikar-ויקר Bilaam,” without the Aleph-א. And from where does He speak to him? From the Tent of Meeting-Ohel Mo’ed-אהל מועד, and we have already informed you that this tent-Ohel-אהל is the place that is prepared for convening-Va’ad-ועד with HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, who dwells there always.