God’s Speaking…Are You Listening?

God communicated with people through various unusual means throughout the Bible. Below are a few instances where God used something or someone other than Himself (or a standard prophet/angel messenger) to speak to people:

1) The Burning Bush - God spoke to Moses through a bush that burned but wasn't consumed (Exodus 3:2-4)

2) Balaam's Donkey - As we discussed, God gave human speech to this animal (Numbers 22:28-30)

3) The Urim and Thummim - These were objects kept in the high priest's breastplate used to determine God's will, though they didn't "speak" verbally (Exodus 28:30, 1 Samuel 28:6)

4) The Writing on the Wall - During Belshazzar's feast, a disembodied hand wrote a message from God (Daniel 5:5-28)

5) Lots - Used to determine God's will, particularly in the case of choosing Matthias to replace Judas (Acts 1:26)

6) A Voice from Heaven - Directly spoke at Jesus' baptism and transfiguration (Matthew 3:17, 17:5)

7) The Wind, Earthquake, and Fire - Though God wasn't in these phenomena when Elijah was on Mount Horeb, they preceded the "still small voice" of God (1 Kings 19:11-13)

 Creation Itself (My personal favorite…how about “you”?) - While not speaking words, the Bible says creation "declares" God's glory (Psalm 19:1-3)

9) A Rooster - While not speaking God's message directly, Jesus prophesied that Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed, making it a divinely appointed signal (Mark 14:30, 72)

10) Dreams and Visions - God often used these to communicate (Joseph's dreams, Pharaoh's dreams interpreted by Joseph, Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, etc.)

Reference: https://www.bibletales.online/gods-communication/...)