Exo 16:2-3 | MHM | STEP | v. 2-3 : The whole congregation of Israel began to complain when their food ran out (Exodus 16:2-3 ). They did not complain directly to God, but against Moses and Aaron, who were God's chosen leaders. The people exaggerated their problems, thinking they would die in the wilderness. They forgot how God had saved them earlier at the Red Sea and now doubted His ability to provide. They even wished they had died in Egypt, saying they would rather have died by the hand of the Lord during the plagues, than be hungry in the desert. They talked about the "flesh-pots" of Egypt as if they had plenty there, but this was not true. Discontent made them remember the past as better than it was and made them blind to God's recent miracles. Their impatience and lack of gratitude were much worse because they had already seen God do great things for them. As it says, They soon forgot his works and provoked him at the sea (Psalm 106:7-13 ).

‏ Exodus 16:2-3

v. 2-3: The whole congregation of Israel began to complain when their food ran out (Exodus 16:2-3 ^a). They did not complain directly to God, but against Moses and Aaron, who were God's chosen leaders. The people exaggerated their problems, thinking they would die in the wilderness. They forgot how God had saved them earlier at the Red Sea and now doubted His ability to provide. They even wished they had died in Egypt, saying they would rather have died by the hand of the Lord during the plagues, than be hungry in the desert. They talked about the "flesh-pots" of Egypt as if they had plenty there, but this was not true. Discontent made them remember the past as better than it was and made them blind to God's recent miracles. Their impatience and lack of gratitude were much worse because they had already seen God do great things for them. As it says, They soon forgot his works and provoked him at the sea (Psalm 106:7-13 ^b).

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