RE: Why did god only make exactly the number of talking animals that he needed?
March 23, 2017 at 2:58 pm
(March 23, 2017 at 11:40 am)godlessheatheness Wrote: But Satan wasn't a thing yet. it was just a snake. it says so in the bible
(March 23, 2017 at 10:20 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: I think the usual Christian view is that talking animals are like ventriloquist's dummies. Satan was speaking through the serpent and an angel was speaking through Balam's ass...I know, that doesn't sound right.
Of course, why punish the serpent instead of the ventriloquist?
Satan didn't really become the devil we know and love until Milton got his talons into him. All throughout the bible satan acts as yhwh's most hardworking, most loyal servant, doing all jobs asked no matter how shitty.
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