{"id":157,"date":"2014-05-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/adventurejournal\/?p=157"},"modified":"2014-05-06T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T12:29:19","slug":"the-original-talking-donkey-numbers-22-21-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/the-original-talking-donkey-numbers-22-21-35\/","title":{"rendered":"The Original Talking Donkey: Numbers 22:21-35"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_924\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-157-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-022_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-022_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-022_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-022_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=157-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-022_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-aj-022_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\" \/><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\">\n<div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Numbers 22:21-35 (NLT)<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler-content\"><p><sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>So the next morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started off with the Moabite officials. <sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the Lord to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along, <sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>Balaam\u2019s donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road. <sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>Then the angel of the Lord stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls. <sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam\u2019s foot against the wall. So Balaam beat the donkey again. <sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>Then the angel of the Lord moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all. <sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>This time when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down under Balaam. In a fit of rage Balaam beat the animal again with his staff.<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>Then the Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak. \u201cWhat have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?\u201d it asked Balaam.<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cYou have made me look like a fool!\u201d Balaam shouted. \u201cIf I had a sword with me, I would kill you!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBut I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,\u201d the donkey answered. \u201cHave I ever done anything like this before?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Balaam admitted.<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>Then the Lord opened Balaam\u2019s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him.<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhy did you beat your donkey those three times?\u201d the angel of the Lord demanded. \u201cLook, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. <sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the Lord, \u201cI have sinned. I didn\u2019t realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><sup>35\u00a0<\/sup>But the angel of the Lord told Balaam, \u201cGo with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.\u201d So Balaam went on with Balak\u2019s officials.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers 22:21-35&#038;version=NLT\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Numbers 22:21-35<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><p>In this journal entry, Camden and Suzie discuss Balaam and his talking donkey and discover some interesting truth we can apply into our lives today.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Discussion Question:<\/strong> What stands out to you in this passage or from the thoughts we shared?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this journal entry, Camden and Suzie discuss Balaam and his talking donkey and discover some interesting truth we can apply into our lives today. 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