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Balaam's Donkey: God used a Donkey to Humble a Prophet (see Numbers 22 from the Hebrew Bible) Happy World Donkey Day!
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Balaam's Donkey: God used a Donkey to Humble a Prophet (see Numbers 22 from the Hebrew Bible) Happy World Donkey Day!
Woe... Woe..
“Woe” refers to the consequences of God’s judgment when a Believer is found lacking. For Believers in this present dispensation, “woe” refers to being ashamed – found wanting at the Judgment Seat of Christ, resulting in a loss of reward. “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!” — 1 Corinthians…
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Woe... Woe..
“Woe” refers to the consequences of God’s judgment when a Believer is found lacking. For Believers in this present dispensation, “woe” refers to being ashamed – found wanting at the Judgment Seat of Christ, resulting in a loss of reward. “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!” — 1 Corinthians…
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Questions God Asks #17: Who Are These Men With You?
“Then God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”” (Numbers 22:9, NKJV). Context By the time we reach Numbers 22, Israel has journeyed through wilderness, rebellion, discipline, and mercy. A new generation now stands poised on the edge of the Promised Land. Their presence alone is enough to unsettle the surrounding nations. One such ruler is Balak, king of Moab. Watching…
When Compromise Whispers Counsel
The Bible in a Year “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.” — Numbers 31:16 As we move through the Book of Numbers in our year-long journey through Scripture, we encounter a sobering footnote to a familiar story. Balaam is remembered for his…
Living Now for the Way You Want to Die
The Bible in a Year “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his.” — Numbers 23:10 As we journey through Scripture together in this year-long reading plan, we eventually meet a curious and troubling figure: Balaam. In Numbers 23:10, he utters one of the most arresting statements in the Old Testament: “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like…
Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel
21 So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
24 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side. 25 And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
26 And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
28 Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
30 But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?”
“No,” he replied.
31 Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
32 The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perversec before me. 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
34 “I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
35 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. 37 And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
38 “See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
39 So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. — Numbers 22:21-39 | Majority Standard Bible (MSB) The Holy Bible, Majority Standard Bible is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God’s Word has been dedicated to the public domain. Cross References: Genesis 21:19; Exodus 4:24; Exodus 23:20; Numbers 14:40; Numbers 21:13; Numbers 22:40; Joshua 5:13; 1 Samuel 15:24; 2 Chronicles 18:13; Proverbs 12:10; Isaiah 16:12; Matthew 15:19; James 1:19; 2 Peter 2:15-16
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