Numbers 11:21-23
21But Moses said, “The people I am with number six hundred thousand on foot; and you say, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month’! 22Are there enough flocks and herds to slaughter for them? Are there enough fish in the sea to catch for them?” 23The Lord said to Moses, “Is the Lord’s power limited? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.”
Poor Moses. He led the people out of slavery, and all they did was complain – if only we had meat! It was better for us to have been slaves! And God says to gather the people – God has heard their complaints. Not only will I give them meat, God says, but I will give them meat to eat until they are sick of it and loathe it. It would seem that God has the people’s number, so to speak – for they never really seem to be satisfied, right?
But even as Moses is receiving this word from God, he begins to question whether or not God can really do this – after all, he looks around and sees 600,000 people and no meat at all. How could it be that they will receive not only enough meat for tomorrow, but enough that they will get sick of it? (Peanut butter and jelly, again?!) The answer to Moses’ question, of course, is that God provided quails for the people to eat, and for generations (and still) people told this story to demonstrate that God can do mighty things. I wonder what stories you tell about God doing mighty things in your life?
Peace,
Pastor Jenn
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