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jaephoenix:
Now this is the whole of Numbers 22. This passage explains just one of the reasons atheists believe yhwh and the Bible were a poorly constructed joke. There are myriads of reasons but now, we'll dissect just one of them.

Read up…

Numbers 22

1 Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho.

2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3 and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.

4 The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.”

So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River, in his native land. Balak said:

“A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”

7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.

8 “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.

9 God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”

10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message: 11 ‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’”

12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.”

13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”

14 So the Moabite officials returned to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

15 Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said:

“This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, 17 because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me.”

18 But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God. 19 Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.”

20 That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”

Balaam’s Donkey
21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. 22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him.
Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road.

24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides.
25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat the donkey again.

26 Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”

29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.”

30 The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?”

“No,” he said.

31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.

32 The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.[a] 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it.”

34 Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back.”

35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.

36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. 37 Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?”

38 “Well, I have come to you now,” Balaam replied. “But I can’t say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.”

39 Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. 40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and gave some to Balaam and the officials who were with him. 41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he could see the outskirts of the Israelite camp.

Now, reading the above passage as a fresher should have one scratching his head.
1. An omniscient god was asking a mortal he created who the other mortals are. As an omniscient god, he would have told Balaam that some officials would visit him in some days, and told him what he would tell them as reply.
2. Not only that, he originally told Balaam not to go with them, but changed his mind and told him to go with them when they sent more goodies
3. Now when Balaam obeyed him and went with them, he sent an angel to kill him, even though poor Balaam was adhering to him instructions
4. After threatening Balaam that he would have killed him if not for the donkey, he still went ahead to tell him to continue on the journey
5. I don't want to talk about the talking donkey ( that's some hardcore Shrek moves ) that's for another day.

So, lets hear your views, sir

drlateef:
Yes, igbos are not tolerant, that’s why there’s no festac, no Amuwo odofin in Nnewi and Onitsha. And you rub it in the nose of your host. The Indians and Pakis did not commit terrorist offences before BNP started disturbing them. You don’t rub it in face of your host and ask them to shut up. You can’t even give them land in your place.

drlateef:
Yes, igbos are not tolerant, that’s why there’s no festac, no Amuwo odofin in Nnewi and Onitsha. And you rub it in the nose of your host. The Indians and Pakis did not commit terrorist offences before BNP started disturbing them. You don’t rub it in face of your host and ask them to shut up. You can’t even give them land in your place.

Nyascobar1414:
A real man loves and cherish his woman no matter how her past is /was...

Kindly worship the ground she walks on simp..

INDOMIE9090:
it a pity ibos never learn from previous mistakes

drlateef:
You are idiot and ignoramus. Anyone who naturalised in UK can still be sent home if they are involved in terrorism and other major crimes. Only native borne who have no other nationality can not be deported. So, no matter the number of years you spend here and with your British passport you can still be deported. That’s when they will show you that UK belongs to the natives. That applies in many western countries. And of course you are silent on arab countries for obvious reasons, they are even more stringent on foreigners, they never give you citizenship. That’s what we need in Lagos after Biafra is given, it must be given so that we can clean lagos of rubbish.

drlateef:
Shut up i say!!! I have been to many countries. Qatar has 80% as foreigners, ditto UAE. There are numerous foreigners in London and Singapore. But none of those countries allow foreigners to abuse them or claim their land belongs to nobody. They won’t take that nonsense from any foreigner. That’s exactly what the Yorubas are taking from the ungrateful igbos who claim that Lagos belongs to nobody. Its very insulting and disgraceful.

drlateef:
How old are you? Go and read history if you don’t know what Obi did. I don’t need to read on google, I was a live witness.

drlateef:
If they didn’t give them the land at whatever price, like Obi did against foreigners in Anambra, then you won’t be spewing this rubbish now.

jaephoenix:
Lol. Where am I going, bro?

drlateef:
If they didn’t give them the land at whatever price, like Obi did against foreigners in Anambra, then you won’t be spewing this rubbish now.

HenryWilliams:
Cos this rubbish talk, y'all should be rude to your hosts, disrespectful to the norms and culture of Yorubaland?
You should be grateful Yoruba gave your kind soft landing after your disastrous 30 month adventure..we all know what the Hausa did to you peeps and how the ijaws treated your properties after the war..
It was the West that embraced you with open arms, literally opened the door for your kind to migrate endlessly in the region, allowed you to populate several areas and even control major markets in Lagos..
Yet what do we get?
Insults..
Abrogating local rights to yourselves
Joining in politics against the indigenes
Y'all taking Yorubas for fools cos they don't treat u like the Northerners that cage you and cull your numbers whenever you outgrow or get saucy..
It's that laid back attitude of YOrubas in Lagos that allowed such rubbish to occur that Igbo will be capping nonsense in Lagos

Kobojunkie:
Heaven is only possible for those who are born-again. So, why worry about that which does not concern you?

Xxx123xxx:
..Your response is more emotional than logical, clearly with no need for real data , Igbos own more Investment per head in Lagos than anywhere else in Nigeria. The question is why ? Simply put Lagos embodies the right condition for all who are willing and able to achieve their dreams regardless of tribe and ethnicity.

Lanretoye:
how many counts does your vote have,person wey turn fit no reach before 4pm when election go close.mtchew.

drlateef:
You are basking in the tolerance and magnanimity of the yorubas. A thing completely lacking in the igbos. Do you have a Festac or Ojo or Amuwo Odofin full of yorubas in Anambra or Enugu? That says it all.

princeemmma:
How much do you pay as offering in church, is the money worth giving to God

rickpat:
if you ain't ready to do things like these, DON'T MARRY because women find it cute to ask you to buy stuffs on your way back home...know this and know peace... marriage is for men not some silly poorly raised kids

jaephoenix:
Yeah, bro.
Lemme ask you a question….
Can an omniscient god change his mind?

Cyberterror:
I doubt that Peter Obi will be able to get up to one million votes from the five south eastern states combined in this election. The level of voter apathy already entrenched in the region will be further exacerbated by the ongoing IPOB terrorists killings, wanton destruction and threat against the election. The core biafrans in Igboland will sit at home on election day while others will do so out of fear of IPOB terrorists throwing grenades or opening automatic gunfire into crowded election centres.

jaephoenix:
I did. Thats wonderment on the part of your god.
Another instance…..
Numbers 22

1. Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho.

2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3 and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.

4 The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.”

So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River, in his native land. Balak said:

“A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”

7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.

8 “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.

9 God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
11 ‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’”

Does this sound like an omniscient god?

MaxInDHouse:
Ọmọ you're just an arrogant churchgoer that's all!
I have used the scriptures to school you but the problem you have is not with what i've presented from God's word as proof but you're too proud to humble yourself and acknowledge that someone knows better than you.
Of course i have teachers just as Jesus foretold in the Bible {Matthew 24:45} and as God's sheep these men are to continue feeding us spiritually {John 21:15-17} no faithful servant of God expect perfection from them {Galatians 2:11-14} but we know they're chosen to teach us and we must be submissive to them! Hebrews 13:7, 17

Here i have schooled you without quoting any other source but what you claim you believe (Bible) but you're just looking for excuses to turn away from the truth! John 17:17

So you can continue waiting for revelations regarding the one true religion, i have found it and will continue WORKING with members of God's organization!

KingKO22:
Who takes this asssshole ash serious ?

Role model to IPOB Zombipigs


The celebrities that have spoken up what happened to them? We know how how Obituary Zombipigs attack and black mail them .


Silence is the best decision for any celebrities that loves him/her self.
I can't tell how much I hate my once favorite artist and comedians now

I hate P-square And I passionately hate Mr Macaroni and that useless Sabinu. I can never stream their videos anymore. They have created enemies for themselves

dawnomike:
And he must come to show it to the world
Many really do not understand what it means to lose a child... The best you can do for such family is to try not to bring back the memory and let them live without it in peace!!!

MaxInDHouse:
Ọmọ you're just an arrogant churchgoer that's all!
I have used the scriptures to school you but the problem you have is not with what i've presented from God's word as proof but you're too proud to humble yourself and acknowledge that someone knows better than you.
Of course i have teachers just as Jesus foretold in the Bible {Matthew 24:45} and as God's sheep these men are to continue feeding us spiritually {John 21:15-17} no faithful servant of God expect perfection from them {Galatians 2:11-14} but we know they're chosen to teach us and we must be submissive to them! Hebrews 13:7, 17

Here i have schooled you without quoting any other source but what you claim you believe (Bible) but you're just looking for excuses to turn away from the truth! John 17:17

So you can continue waiting for revelations regarding the one true religion, i have found it and will continue WORKING with members of God's organization!

MaxInDHouse:
If you want to argue why not do so based on what is written in black and white?

Don't you get it, that's all I have been doing.

When God called out Abraham from among his people it was recorded that Abraham and his forefathers were worshipers of other gods not the one that called him out to leave them and move to another destination.

So? Yes God called Abraham and that is recorded in the bible. What about the hundreds of prophets God called that is not recorded in the bible?

it's confirmed that all other nations worship gods made of stones and woods not the true God. Going back to your lies. Melchizedek and his people were not worshiping false Gods niether was Job and many others. Jethro also.
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So if you're still expecting God to tell you that none outside the covenant established with the Israelites is His prophet then i wonder how you make use of your brains!
I don't use my brain in guessing. And I don't use my brain as an idiot.
Listen to your logic.
1. God called Abraham and and promised him great blessing.
2. The bible has no record of another non Israel prophet so no Israel prophet.
This is not a sound use of the brain.

MaxInDHouse:
I based my understanding on what God said in the Bible!

He promised Abraham of an everlasting covenant, Abraham had 8 sons and God picked Isaac to continue with His covenant, Isaac had 2 sons and God picked Jacob (Israel) to continue with the covenant then when God finally established His covenant with the sons of Israelites it was stamped with laws binding on the nation with whom God established His covenant.
So if anyone wants to look out for prophets of this God it's only within the Israelites that we can find his prophets because that's the only nation with whom He established His covenant! Exodus 19:5

madridguy:
God Almighty is neither dumb or blind. You cannot hate a country so much and except our living God to make you rule same country.

MaxInDHouse:
I based my understanding on what God said in the Bible!

He promised Abraham of an everlasting covenant, Abraham had 8 sons and God picked Isaac to continue with His covenant, Isaac had 2 sons and God picked Jacob (Israel) to continue with the covenant then when God finally established His covenant with the sons of Israelites it was stamped with laws binding on the nation with whom God established His covenant.
So if anyone wants to look out for prophets of this God it's only within the Israelites that we can find his prophets because that's the only nation with whom He established His covenant! Exodus 19:5

MaxInDHouse:
Straw-man's argument!
You just mention one prophet of God that's not an Israelite in the Bible!

MaxInDHouse:
Straw-man's argument!
You just mention one prophet of God that's not an Israelite in the Bible!