So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror. They did not remember what God had done, the Psalmist said. They refused to trust in God's deliverance and trusted in their own strength. They refused to live by God's word, for they put God to the test by making demands. They demanded the food they craved.
Nothing has changed much has it.
The people of God are still like this today. As long as God is sending the manna we are happy, but the instant something goes wrong we complain. Then there is judgement in the wilderness. While the food was still in their mouth, God struck them dead. Once again Paradise is lost.