Balaam and the Talking Donkey Unusual Bible Stories

The Bible story from Numbers 22 talks about a seer or prophet from Beor, named Balaam, in the time when Moses and the people of God were led by God through the wilderness. King Balak, king of Moab, did not want the multitudes of God's people in his land. He sent for Balaam to come to his land and curse God's people and offered him money to do it. Balaam tried but God only spoke blessings through Balaam. During the trip, an Angel of the LORD prevents the donkey from carrying Balaam forward. Balaam hits his donkey with a staff and the donkey speaks to him. The donkey tries to explain to Balaam that there is an angel preventing him from going forward. Balaam sought to enrich himself rather than obey the will of God.

The purpose of this book is for parents or grandparents to bond with their child or grandchild as they read the book to them. It's also an educational tool to teach your child a Biblical world view and Bible history.

Dr. Angelyn (Angel) Mesman grew up in Pearl River, Louisiana, and taught in elementary schools in the hometown for 25+ years. She earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is an ordained minister for the Assemblies of God. Dr. Mesman has been the principal of a small Christian school in Slidell for 5 years. Her first book, Rudolph Remembers: Stories of a Small Town in the Early 1900s was co-authored with her husband, Dan, in 2020. She has six children and nine grandchildren. Dr. Mesman has been married to her husband, Dan, for thirty-one years.
Dan Mesman, who is the co-author, is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a talented musician and ordained minister for the Assemblies of God.