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Balaam's Donkey Speaks

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

Numbers 22:21 (KJV)

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Balaamfrom Pethor of Mesopotamia (NUM 22:5, DEUT 23:4)

Commentary on Numbers 22:21

Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab—After God gave grudging permission (v. 20: "If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them"), Balaam rushed ahead without being called. The text doesn't say the princes summoned him; he proactively saddled his donkey and departed. His eagerness exposed his heart—he wanted to go all along.God's anger kindled (v. 22) precisely because Balaam went, even with permission. This paradox reveals that God sometimes grants requests in judgment, giving us what we demand to expose our hearts. Romans 1:24, 26, 28...

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