Julie
I have to admit that I get a little bit confused with who is who...so if I get it a bit mixed up I apologize now. This reading was about the king wanting to curse the Israelites and not being able to. I was a bit confused by the interaction with the angel. It said that Balaam was told by God to go, but then God got mad. If we told him to go, why was he mad?
Psalm 88 seems to be a lament for someone that has a lot of troubles going on and is being shunned by all. This might sound bad, but it almost sounds like someone feeling sorry for themselves. Maybe I am reading too much into that though...
Michelle
Ok who are these people in these passages? I am completely lost on how we got to new names from Moses. I understood the same that the king wants to curse the Israelites but Balaam follows Gods command only. I was also perplexed by God playing the donkey as he told Balaam to go to the place. It seems to have been a test but it doesn’t make sense. I didn’t really understand the end with all the messages. He basically seems to be saying God will not curse his people and Balak needs to stop.
I can see how you would interpret this psalm as pitying themselves. The writer seems to be calling out to the Lord but seems to be living in a cloud of darkness.
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