Nevuah
Question
You know I have posted this 3 times, and seeing as how it is this weeks parsha, and a solution to gershon's problem, I don't know why you won't post it. Let me try again: Gershon quotes the RambaM (Maimon) saying that dumb people don't get nevuah. It's reserved for a chocham only. So how does the RambaM understand Billam? He was not qualified to be a navi under the Rambam's definition; nontheless the torah says that god spoke through him. The RambaN (Nach) has the answer. Nach says that Billam definately was not a true prophet, but Hashem allowed him to function as a navi one time only because it would benefit Israel. He wasn't a true Navi, but god used him to make a point, in the same way that God used the donkey to make apoint. Neither the donkey nor billam were true Niviim; but occasionally, for the sake of Israel, god allows an ordinary person to function as if he was a navi. that's poshut in the RambaN (nach)
Answer
Answered by Aaron AbadiLet's drop the subject. Sorry, but people have real serious Halachic issues, and this becomes a distraction. It doesn't make a difference to us. Incidentally, you say " Billam? He was not qualified to be a navi..." how do you prove that? How can we discuss things in the air without facts, proof, etc...? Bilaam was technically good or could have been good until a certain point in the Balak story. AA