From Numbers 22-24:
1. I heard you, but... - Balaam just did not get it. First he asked the Lord and the Lord gave him an answer. But he did not like the answer, so when more of Balak's officials appeared, he sought answers from the Lord again. It reminds me of when I tell my children something, and yet they do not like the answer so they ask again. I can see why God would be angry.
2. It is amazing that Balaam never considered the fact that his donkey had never acted the way it did before these three incidents. It is also interesting that he was not shocked when the donkey talked to him (or at least the bible does not mention about him being surprised when it talked to him).
3. Balaam sure did not make any friends when he blessed the Israelites. But it is interesting to see that he said what God wanted him to say the first time, and the message was really one that could have been more of a message to Balak. He said that he would not curse Israel. This should have been sign enough to Balak that he did not need to pursue this course of action. He was not listening though, and so he proceeded to take Balaam to two other places before giving up in disgust.
4. In Numbers 24 it talks about how Balaam did not resort to sorcery as he had before. I wonder what type of sorcery he was using and why.
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