Date: August 9th, 2021
Source: Bible New International Version
Numbers 22 ; verse 21-23
Balak Summons Balaam
Balaam’s Donkey
21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. 22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on 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, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road.
1 دوسری صبح بلعام اٹھا اور اپنے گدھے پر زین رکھی۔ تب وہ مو آبی قائدین کے ساتھ گیا۔ 22 بلعام اپنے گدھے پر سوار تھا اس کے خادموں میں سے دو اس کے ساتھ تھے۔ جب بلعام سفر کررہا تھا خدا اس پر غصّہ میں آ گیا۔ اس لئے خداوند کا فرشتہ بلعام کے سامنے سڑک پر کھڑا ہو گیا۔ فرشتہ بلعام کو رو کنے جا رہا تھا۔
23 بلعام کے گدھے نے خداوند کے فرشتہ کو سڑک پر کھڑا دیکھا۔ فرشتہ کے ہا تھ میں ایک تلوار تھی۔ اس لئے گدھا سڑک سے مُڑا اور کھیت میں چلا گیا۔ بلعام فرشتہ کو نہیں دیکھ سکتا تھا اس لئے وہ گدھے پر بہت غصّہ کیا۔ اس نے گدھے کو ما را اور اسے سڑک پر لوٹنے پر مجبور کیا۔
My point of view about above verses
God asked Balaam (a non -Israelite prophet) who are these men with you - He told they are sent by king of Moab to curse Israelites
God told Balaam, don’t go with people of Moab as their king want you to curse Israelites, Don’t do this as they are blessed people
When Balak summon Balaam second time to curse Israelites – God allow him to go with him but told him to do only what God will tell him to do or say
Now Balaam is ready to go with Moabite officials but God was very angry and God’s angel stood in the road to oppose him. When donkey on which Balaam was riding saw Lord’s angel and turned from road into the field & Balaam get it back on the road
Not only the kingdom of worlds are in God hands but all the people and even animals and He can use anything as He wants to - as He is the creator - sometimes even God get angry on people who seeks his permission to do certain things - like in case of Balaam - Let ask him to be merciful
Let God give us wisdom to understand His word and help us to apply it in our lives
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