Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "The story of Balaam’s donkey appears in Numbers 22. Balaam, a diviner, was hired by King Balak of Moab to curse the Israelites. Although God initially forbade him from going, He later permitted it but warned Balaam to speak only what God commanded. As Balaam rode his donkey toward Moab, God became angry with his motives, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road with a drawn sword to oppose him. The donkey saw the angel (though Balaam did not) and turned asi