Was it then written by Aesop- or George-Orwell-like characters?
Or is it YET ANOTHER thing in the Bible that we're not supposed to take literally???
Am I OUT OF CONTEXT once more??
2007-04-24 04:58:10 · 16 answers · asked by SHEÖL 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you can also talk to a burning bush, apparently
2007-04-24 05:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Tiktaalik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are out of context. The only "animal" that I can recall speaking in the Bible was the serpent in the garden, which wasn't supposed to be an ordinary snake anyway. Can you give other examples? At any rate, what people never seem to get about the Bible is that it is an old book. A VERY old book. Written by a bunch of very old men. No, not everything is meant to be taken literally, and I don't believe that anyone ever claimed that Genesis was supposed to be an eyewitness account.
2007-04-24 12:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by Little Girl Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been referenced that Satan was doing ventriloquism. The snake did not actually speak. But the Bible said the serpent spoke to Eve. Whether it was the serpents mouth moving or a trick of Satan the woman was truly deceived.
Balaam's course had been stubborn against God's will so God sent angels to bar his way. The animal saw them and 3 times turned aside and 3 times got beat for it.
The voiceless beast of burden, making utterance with the voice of a man, hindered the prophets mad course. But eventually Balaam sinned so grievously he was killed with the sword and all his household except the virgins.
2007-04-24 12:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep, another thing you're not supposed to take literally. talking animals - the snake at Eden, right? That's Old Testament (Genesis) - definitely not to be taken literally.
2007-04-24 12:04:24 · answer #4 · answered by paengc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is a literal happening. Balaam's donkey actually spoke.
Come on-If God could speak the universe into existence-making a jack-*** talk is child's play.
2007-04-24 12:04:07 · answer #5 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every animal has its own language. It takes a gift of God for us to understand the animal.
2007-04-24 12:02:06 · answer #6 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You forgot about plants too, remember the burning bush.
2007-04-24 12:03:29 · answer #7 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What, you never read 1 Dolittle
2007-04-24 12:18:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals speak in many fairytales and myths.
2007-04-24 12:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must be thinking of "The Chronicles of Narnia"
2007-04-24 12:02:05 · answer #10 · answered by NONAME 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋