BIBLE ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT! #4

Matthew 21:1-3,7-11

[1]Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

[2]saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.

[3]And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”

[7]They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.

[8]And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

[9]Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”

[10]And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

[11]So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” 

Luke 13:14-17

[14]But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

[15]The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

[16]So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”

[17]And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. 

John 12:12-15

[12]The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

[13]took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!”

[14]Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

[15]“Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!

MARANATHA SINGERS:

https://youtu.be/B_p7810nDx0?si=VenFbaBKe-RMM-RR

BIBLE ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT! #3

BALAAM & THE DONKEY

Numbers 22:21-23,25,27-34,37-38

[21]So Balaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. 

[22]Then God’s anger was aroused because he went, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

[23]Now the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road.

[25]And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall; so he struck her again.

[27]And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

[28]Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”

[29]And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!”

[30]So the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?” And he said, “No.”

[31]Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

[32]And the Angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to stand against you, because your way is perverse before Me.

[33]The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live.”

[34]And Balaam said to the Angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will turn back.”

[37]Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”

[38]And Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.”

2 Peter 2:15-16

[15]They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

[16]but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

ANGEL OF THE LORD: 

HILLSONG:

https://youtu.be/MYLoWf8fYcQ?si=XbvhBkfAnBvz2zb7