Numbers 11
In This chapter we find the mention of manna again but what it deals with mainly is the people’s desire for meat. Within this story there are several things going on. The chapter starts out with the people complaining and God sending fire raining down. We then see Moses prayed and the fire died down. What makes this fact so interesting it is that we see a few sentences latter Moses is saying he can’t handle the people and just wants for God to kill him. For those who have heard of suicide by cop this seems that Moses was seeking suicide by God. God does not kill him but tells him to bring 70 leaders and gives a part of the spirit that he poured out on Moses to these 70 leaders. In doing this it divides the power so that Moses is not dealing with all the people himself. On the surface it seems like a simple complaint concerning food. Why shouldn’t they complain that all they had to eat was manna. Now I understand a bit about ...