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The donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? was I ever wont to do so to you? and he said, No.
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A Creature's Logical Rebuke
The donkey's question highlights its lifelong, faithful service. Commentators note that this unprecedented behavior from a reliable animal should have been a clear sign to Balaam that something was supernaturally wrong. His failure to recognize this reveals how greed and a hardened heart can blind a person to even the most obvious divine warnings.
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19th Century
Anglican
Ever since I was yours. Literally, ever since you lived, — i.e., all your life long. The Targums of Jonathan and…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the ass said unto Balaam Made a reply to him, as if it understood what he said, and had the faculty of reasoning…
Presbyterian
We must not think that because God does not always by His providence restrain people from sin, He therefore approves of it, or that it is not hatef…
