They have eyes full of adultery and unable to desist from sin, and they entice unsteady souls. … They have turned aside and followed the path of Balaam. - 2 Pet. 2: 14, 15, NW.

Those individuals with eyes full of adultery follow the path of Balaam with a love of the reward for wrongdoing. When this prophet failed to use his prophetic office for a curse to the Israelites, he thought of another way by which to cause their fall and bring the divine curse upon them. What was this way? Immorality! This subtle way would counteract the divine blessing Balaam had just pronounced and would induce the Israelites to work for God’s curse on themselves instead of his blessing. What was that? Why, entice them to give free rein to passion and to fornicate with attractive heathen women. By this breakdown of their integrity, you can lead them on to eating idol sacrifices. Impure relations between the sexes are one of the seductive ways by which Satan tries to break down the soundness of the Christian church. W 4/15