Numbers 22 Explained: Balaam, Balak and the Talking Donkey | Episode 162
Numbers 22 explained. This episode walks through the story of the non-Israelite prophet called to curse Israel, the Moabite king who seeks a word against God’s people, and the strange interruption of a talking donkey. We answer common search questions such as “what happens in Numbers 22,” “why did the prophet speak blessings instead of curses,” “what is the meaning of the donkey episode,” and “how do the oracles shape Israel’s future.”
We narrate the summons, the failed attempts to secure a curse, the prophet’s conflict of conscience, and the three altars and oracles that follow. The episode…
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