“And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.”
Balaam said, 'No.' Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, with a drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed down and fell on his face — God opens Balaam's eyes; the prophet perceives what the animal has seen all along. The angel stands before him, sword drawn, visibly hostile. Balaam's response is immediate: he bows and falls on his face, the posture of submission and fear before the divine. The donkey's wisdom has been vindicated; the animal's behavior was protection, not insubordination.
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