Background:
- A natural explanation for the quails is that they were migratory birds that often fell to the ground from exhaustion. There are ancient Egyptian paintings of people catching these quail with nets.
- Manna comes from an older way of asking "What is it?"
- There is a sharp contrast in Moses' song between his words of praise to God and the enemy's words of arrogance (15:9). Are your words to God (for example prayer) filled with I's or You's?
- Miriam is the first woman to be called a prophet.
- Don't be quick to judge the Israelites for complaining about bad water and no food right after being so gloriously saved from enslavement by the Egyptians. How many times have you grumbled about small annoyances or inconveniences? Meditate on the last sentence of 16:8.
- As a society we are obsessed with security what with insurance and hoarding, etc. While some excuses go along the lines of taking care of what God has given us, there is the sin of not trusting that God will provide. Try living with the awareness that your life, all aspects of it not just food, are dependent upon God's will alone. How will that change how you approach handling money, time, etc.?
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