Israel’s Rebellion and Temptation

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Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High;

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in their hearts they tested God by demanding food that would satisfy their cravings.

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Yes, they spoke against God by asking, "Can God spread a table in the desert?

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True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, until the vadis overflowed; but what about bread? Can he give that? Can he provide meat for his people?"

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Therefore, when ADONAI heard, he was angry; fire blazed up against Ya'akov; his anger mounted against Isra'el;

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because they had no faith in God, no trust in his power to save.

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So he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven.

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He rained down man on them as food; he gave them grain from heaven -

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mortals ate the bread of angels; he provided for them to the full.

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He stirred up the east wind in heaven, brought on the south wind by his power,

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and rained down meat on them like dust, birds flying thick as the sand on the seashore.

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He let them fall in the middle of their camp, all around their tents.

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So they ate till they were satisfied; he gave them what they craved.

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They were still fulfilling their craving, the food was still in their mouths,

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when the anger of God rose up against them and slaughtered their strongest men, laying low the young men of Isra'el.

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Still, they kept on sinning and put no faith in his wonders.

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Therefore, he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.

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