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angel and the talking donkey
Dimensions: 297mmx 420mm
Gallery Serendipity Copyright Eric Morris 2006 |
20 God came to Balaam during the night and said to him,
'Have not these men come to summon you?
Get up, go with them, but do only what I tell you to
do.' Balaam got up and saddled his donkey and set out with the chiefs of
Moab.
His going kindled yahweh's anger, and the angel of Yahweh
took his stand on the road to bar his way. Balaam was riding his donkey
and his two servants were with him.
Now the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing the road
with a drawn sword in his hand, and she turned off the road into the open
country. Balaam then struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road.
The angel of Yahweh then went and stood on a narrow path
among the vinyards, with a wall to the right and a wall to the left.
25 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh and scraped against
the wall, scraping Balaam's foot gainst it, so he struck her again. The
angel of Yahweh then moved and stood in a place so narrow that there was
no room to pass either to right or left.
27 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she lay down
under Balaam. Balaam flew into a rage and struck the donkey with his stick.
Yahweh then gave the donkey the power to talk, and she said to Balaam,'
What harm have I done you, for you to strike me three times like this?
Balaam answered the donkey, ' Because you have been making a fool of me!
if I had been carrying a sword, i should have killed you by now.
30. The donkey said to Balaam, 'Am i not your donkey,
and have I not been your mount all your life? have I ever behaved like
this with you before?
No', he replied.
31 Yahweh then opened alaam's eyes and he saw the angel
of Yahweh standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed
his head and threw himself on his face.
32 And the angel of Yahweh said to him,' Why did you
strike your donkey three times like that? I myself have come to bar your
way; while I am here your road is blocked. The donkey saw me and turned
aside because of me three times. You are lucky she did turn aside,
or I should have killed you by now, though I would have spared her.'
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Numbers Ch.22 v2 1 ....33
Constructed .19th NOV 2006
