Num 11:21-22 | KingComments | STEP | God is going to give meat. But He does this in a way that will allow the people to experience fully the horror of what they have asked for ( ). When we insist that God gives us what He did not intend for us, He can finally give us what we demand of Him, but with disastrous consequences. The people must experience the folly of their lust. The quail are a blessing in Exodus 16 ( ). There they serve as a preparation for the manna. Here the quail will come as a curse. Moses still thinks he is the center of the people. He still believes that he should give meat to the people ( ). Sometimes we are hard learners, just like the disciples are ( ). We should not judge Moses too hard. He has to deal with a persistent people. The LORD asks him a question of faith and also promises him that He will live up to what he has promised.

‏ Numbers 11:21-22

Quail Promised

God is going to give meat. But He does this in a way that will allow the people to experience fully the horror of what they have asked for (Psa 78:29-31). When we insist that God gives us what He did not intend for us, He can finally give us what we demand of Him, but with disastrous consequences. The people must experience the folly of their lust. The quail are a blessing in Exodus 16 (Exo 16:2-13). There they serve as a preparation for the manna. Here the quail will come as a curse.

Moses still thinks he is the center of the people. He still believes that he should give meat to the people (Num 11:13 ; 21-22). Sometimes we are hard learners, just like the disciples are (Mk 8:4 ; 14-21). We should not judge Moses too hard. He has to deal with a persistent people. The LORD asks him a question of faith and also promises him that He will live up to what he has promised.