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Out of the Mouths of . . .

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January 10, 2025 7:00 pm

Out of the Mouths of . . .

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January 10, 2025 7:00 pm

What if you could understand what your dog was saying? New technology uses “bark” recognition to help determine what feelings canines are expressing when they bark. The artificial-intelligence-enabled collars interpret the dogs’ barks for their owners using data from more than ten thousand barks to identify the emotion they’re expressing. Though the collars don’t enable a word translation, they do foster a greater understanding between owner and pet when something needs the owner’s attention.

God used an animal to get Balaam’s attention, too. Balaam saddled his donkey to travel to Moab in response to God’s instructions to “go . . . but do only what I tell you” (Numbers 22:20) The donkey stopped when he saw God’s angel “standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand” though Balaam couldn’t see it (v. 23). Balaam continued to try to press forward, so God enabled the donkey to speak in human words. When Balaam’s eyes were finally opened to the danger, “he bowed low and fell facedown” (v. 31), admitting his inward intention to either collect a reward or curse God’s people contrary to God’s instructions (vv. 37–38). “I have sinned,” he said. “I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me” (v. 34).

May we heed the instructions God gives us in the pages of the Bible, through the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and in the wise counsel of others—not just outwardly, but inwardly, too.

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Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, saddled his donkey, and went with the Moabite officials. But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road. Now picking up at verse 31. Then the Lord opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn.

So he bowed low and fell face down. The angel of the Lord asked him, Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it. Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back. The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.

So Balaam went with Balak's officials. Out of the mouths of... What if you could understand what your dog was saying? New technology uses bark recognition to help determine canines' feelings when they bark. The high-tech collars interpret dogs' barks using data from more than 10,000 barks to identify the emotion they're expressing.

Though the collars don't enable a word translation, they do foster a greater understanding between owner and pet. God used an animal to get Balaam's attention, too. In Numbers 22, Balaam saddled his donkey to travel to Moab in response to God's instructions to go, but do only what I tell you. The donkey stopped when it saw God's angel standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, though Balaam couldn't see it. Balaam continued to try to press forward, so God enabled the donkey to speak in human words. When Balaam's eyes were finally opened to the danger, he bowed low and fell face down, admitting his inward intention to either collect a reward or curse God's people contrary to God's instructions. I have sinned, he said in verse 34.

I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. May we heed the instructions God gives us in the pages of the Bible, through the Holy Spirit's guidance, and in the wise counsel of others, not just outwardly, but inwardly, too. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for lovingly guiding us and turning us away from sin and the things that aren't good for us. We're grateful for your word to us in the Bible, your Holy Spirit that counsels us, and the sound advice we can obtain from other godly people. We pray this in your name. Amen. Amen.
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