According to Numbers 31:16, through what did Balaam cause the children of Israel to trespass against the Lord?
Numbers 31:16 states that Balaam caused the children of Israel to commit trespass against the Lord through his counsel or advice. Moses declares that they were led into that trespass by Balaam's counsel, not merely by their own independent action.
Les explains that in Numbers 31:16 Moses says these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel, the advice, of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord. The transcript emphasizes Balaam's counsel or advice as the means by which Israel was caused to trespass against the Lord. The surrounding context in the unit only presents verse 16 and then moves to the program's closing remarks, so the answer rests directly on that verse.
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.