The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-08-17

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And it came to pass, that at even the quails came
up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the
| dew lay round about the host.
Note the question in Verse Two and the aw-
full fact as stated clearly in the closing words of
Verse Seven.
1t is terrible sin to criticize and murmur.
Those who do it will certainly be chastised as
was Israel in the Wilderness in the Land and
| among the Gentiles
D. Upon leaving Sinai Exodus 33:1-6:
And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart. and go
| up nence thou and the people which thou hast
Drougnt up out OF the land of Egypt unto the land
which sware unto Abraham, to Isaac and to
JACOB, saying, Unto thy seed will give it:
ana Will send an angel before thee; and I will
arlve out the Canaanite and the Amorite, and the
mute ana the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the
Jebusite:
Unto land flowing with milk and honey: for l
VIII not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art
stHnecked people, lest consume thee in the
way. Wv
And when the people heard these evil tidings.
they mourned: and no did put on him his
| ornaments.
For the Lord had said unto Moses, Saw unto the
cni!dren OF Israel, Ye are stfnecked people: I
VIII come up into the midst of thee in a moment
and consume thee: therefore now put off thy orna-
ments from thee, that may know what to do unto
thee. - ~
And the children of Israel stripped themselves
Note here that God had almost decided to de-
stroy Israel because of her MANY murmurinos
and criticisms
8. At Taberah = Numbers 11:1-6:
And when the people complained it dispeased
the LORD: and the Lord heard it, and His anger was
| klnoled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among
tnem, and consumed them that were in the utter
most parts of the camp.
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moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched
Anu ne called the name of the place Taberah be-
cause the fire of the Lord burnt among them
And the MKT multitude that was among them
Iel ustlng: and the children of Israel also wept
| again and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
we remember the fish, which we did eat in
Esypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons and
the ieeks and the onions, and the garlick:
But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing
at all beside this mama, before eyes
Note that Noses being only human, is here so
dlspleased and vexed that he loses his balance
and speaks unwisely even to God = Numbers
IL :1O-15:
Then Moses heard the people weep throughout
their families every in the door of his tent:
and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly:
moses also was displeased
And Moses said unto the Lord Wherefore hast
lhou afflcted Thy servant? and wherefore have 7
not no, found favour in Thy sight, that Thou layest
the burden OF all this people upon me?
Have conceived all this people? have beeotten
them, that Thou shouldest say unto me- Carry them
III tny bosom, as nursing father beareth the
sucking child unto the land which Thou swarest
unto their fathers?
Whence should l have flesh to give unto all this
people? for they weep unto mo SAVING CIV n
hesh that we may eat.
am not able to bear all this peonle alone he
cause 1t is too heavy for me.
Ana II Thou deal thus with me, kill me- pray
lhee, out OF hand, if I have found favour in Thv
slght, and let me not see my wretchedness
Note Verse Four of Chapter Eleven. It was
the MIXED MULTITUDE that started all the
trouble
Parenthetical
What Moses said regarding Eldad and Me-
dad - Numbers II :26-29:
But there remained two of the men in the camp
the name OF the one Eldad, and the name of
the other Medal and the spirit rested upon them;
and they were of them that were written but went
not out unto the tabernacle and they prophesed in
the camp.
And there ran a young man, and told Moses and
Sdiu, Eluad and Medad do prOpheSy in the camp
Ana Joshua the son of Num- the servant of Moses
one OF MS young men, answered and said, My Lord
Moses, forbid them
And Moses said unto him Enyiest thou for nv,
sake? would God that all the Lords people were
prophets, and that the Lord would put His spirit
upon them!
z. At Hazeroth Even Miriam and Aaron
murmur, but they, too pay for it - Numbers
Il :1-15:
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses he
cause OF the Ethiopian woman whom he had mar
RED; for he had married Ethiopian woman
And they said. Hath the Lord indeed spoken
only by Moses? hath He not spoken also nv us9
And the Lord heard it,
(NoW the man Moses very meek above all
the men which were upon the face of the earth
And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses and
unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out We three
unto the tabernacle of the congregation And thew
three out.
And the Lord came down in the pillar of the