NOTES for Num 22:1-41
It turns out that even a prophet can learn much from his own donkey! For Balaam, as a prophet, should have been especially sensitive to God's will as it was revealed to him. It would seem that at first God permits Balaam to go with Balak's messengers, but then the Angel blocks his way. How should this be understood? If the prophet had always honestly sought God's will, or simply looked before him with spiritual eyes, sincerely turned toward his God, he would not have been exposed to such danger and would not have been sarcastically compared to a donkey.