or are -all- donkeys hyper curious? If non-talking donkeys are curious, how do they express their curiosity, I wonder?
2007-09-25 07:08:38 · 10 answers · asked by PediC 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Balaam, I wondered if you'd see this! LOL
2007-09-25 07:40:31 · update #1
I believe so. Most mute donkeys are content to cart stuff around. Manual labor really cuts down on the amount of "thinking time".
2007-09-25 07:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why was Balaam not shocked into silence by the donkey speaking to him? Surely it must have come as a surprise to him, and under normal circumstances, the obvious reaction would be for him to at least ask how she came to be speaking. The Bible doesn’t tell us why he didn’t find it odd to be addressed by a donkey, but we do know something about his state of mind. First, he was in rebellion against the Lord, going to Balak for his own purposes and not those of the Lord. Second, the donkey’s refusal to continue down the path enraged him so that he beat her out of anger because she had mocked him and made a fool of him. Anger has a way of curtailing rational thought, and perhaps he was so intent on exerting his dominance over the animal that he lost the ability to think clearly. It wasn’t until the angel opened Balaam’s eyes to see reality that he relented in his anger against the donkey, listened to the Angel, and repented. Verse 38 tells us that Balaam went to Balak and told the king “I must speak only what God puts in my mouth," which just goes to show that God can use anyone, even a donkey and a rebellious prophet, to do His will and speak His truth
2016-05-18 02:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phenomenon of the talking donkey in the story of Balaam the prophet was because God HIMSELF opened the mouth of the donkey to give it utterance in an attempt to spare the life of Balaam who was riding towards his death as an angel stood in the path ready to slay him.
The donkey is nothing more than a donkey.
2007-09-25 07:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talking donkeys can tend to make more of an asss out of themselves. lol
2007-09-25 07:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
anI would say that communicating donkeys are more curious. And they are willing to go extra mile ; )
2007-09-25 15:53:30 · answer #5 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never spoken to a donkey, so I really don't know.
Silly question!
;)
2007-09-25 07:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by Nea 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
donkey is always be a donkey regardless of speech ability.
2007-09-25 07:11:58 · answer #7 · answered by Near of DN 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're the same it's just the mute one must write everything down
2007-09-25 07:14:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Na - I just think they open mouth and insert hoof a lot more often.
And they make a real backside of their selves
2007-09-25 11:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by troll to troll 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
non talkers listen and learn much more than those jabbering talking donkeys. its the same with people.
2007-09-25 07:12:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋