The fate of Balaam was similar to that of Judas, and their characters bear a marked resemblance to each other. Both these men tried to unite the service of God and mammon, and met with signal failure. Balaam acknowledged the true God, and professed to serve Him; Judas believed in Jesus as the Messiah, and united with His followers. But Balaam hoped to make the service of Jehovah the steppingstone to the acquirement of riches and worldly honor; and failing in this he stumbled and fell and was broken. Judas expected by his connection with Christ to secure wealth and promotion in that worldly kingdom which, as he believed, the Messiah was about to set up. The failure of his hopes drove him to apostasy and ruin. Both Balaam and Judas had received great light and enjoyed special privileges, but a single cherished sin poisoned the entire character and caused their destruction.

Der er visse lighedspunkter mellem Bileams og Judas skæbne, og deres karakter har også meget tilfælles. Begge prøvede at tjene både Gud og mammon, men det mislykkedes totalt. Bileam kendte den sande Gud og foregav at tjene ham. Judas troede, at Jesus var Messias, og sluttede sig til hans efterfølgere. Bileam håbede, at han kunne skaffe sig rigdomme og verdslig ære ved at tjene Gud. Da det ikke lykkedes, blev det hans fald, og han mistede livet. Judas håbede også, at han kunne sikre sig rigdom og opnå en høj stilling i det verdslige rige, som han troede, at Messias stod i begreb med at oprette. Da hans drømme bristede, faldt han fra og gik sin undergang i møde. Både Bileam og Judas havde haft et stort lys og store forrettigheder; men en eneste synd forgiftede hele deres karakter og forårsagede deres død.