The king of Moab was worried about what the Israelites might do to him.   So he sent elders to Balaam to ask him to put a curse on Israel.

      Apparently Balaam was a professional curser.

      Balaam consulted God, who said, "Don't do it."

      Balaam told the Moabite officials "NO. Nothing doing."   They went back to the king and told him this.

      The king tried again. He sent more of his people to talk to Balaam. They said, "Balaam, please put a curse on Israel. We'll pay."

      Balaam said, "Let me talk to God first."

      Which he did.   God told Balaam, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."

      The next morning, Balaam got up and saddled his donkey and went off with the Moabite guys.

      Just as God had told him to do.

      But God got angry with Balaam, for some reason.   God sent an invisible angel (with a sword) to block Balaam's path.

      Now understand that previously, God had been talking directly to Balaam.   But now, instead of speaking to Balaam, God sends an invisible killer angel.

      The angel was invisible to Balaam, but not to Balaam's donkey.

      Seriously.   Read Numbers 22.

      The donkey sees the angel and freaks out, and Balaam beats him.

      Finally, God lets Balaam see the killer angel (Numbers 22:33).   And the angel tells Balaam to keep on traveling with the Moabite guys.

      Here's the question:

      Why in the Disneyland fuck did God send an invisible killer angel to block Balaam's path?     And why did God make the angel invisible to Balaam?

      God's purpose was obviously not to prevent Balaam from making the trip.

      Biblegod is a fucking psycho.

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