Date: August 11th, 2021
Source: Bible New International Version
Numbers 22 ; verse 26-28
Balak Summons Balaam
Balaam’s Donkey
26 Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”
6 اس کے بعد خداوند کا فرشتہ دوسری جگہ پر کھڑا ہوا۔ یہ دوسری جگہ تھی جہاں سڑک تنگ ہو گئی تھی۔ وہاں کو ئی ایسی جگہ نہیں تھی جہاں گدھا مُڑ سکے۔ دائیں یا بائیں نہیں مُڑ سکتا تھا۔ 27 گدھے نے خداوند کے فرشتے کو دیکھا اس لئے گدھا بلعام کو اپنی پیٹھ پر لئے ہو ئے زمین پر بیٹھ گیا۔ بلعام گدھے پر بہت غصّہ میں تھا اس لئے اس نے اپنے ڈنڈے سے اسے پیٹا۔
28 تب خداوند نے گدھے کو بولنے کی قوت دی ، “گدھے نے بلعام سے کہا تم مجھ پر کیوں غصّہ میں ہو؟ میں نے تمہا رے ساتھ کیا کیا ہے ؟ تم نے مجھے تین بار ما را ہے۔”
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
2nd time God’s angel stood in narrow path and donkey saw it and pressed close to wall, crushing Balaam’s foot - So Balaam beat the donkey again
After that angel of the Lord stood in way of donkey where is no escape to turn right & left and then donkey lay down under Balaam, Balaam got angry and beat him with his staff – Then Lord
opened the mouth of donkey and he asked Balaam why did you beat me three times
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 but we are so busy to accomplish our missions that do not revisit the issue - Let ask God to be merciful - God is the one who can let animals speak to us, likes Balaam donkey speak to him
Let God give us wisdom to understand His word and help us to apply it in our lives
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