Exodus 16:2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. (The Israelites had arrived in the desert of Sin, having left Egypt exactly one month earlier. By this time they had consumed all the food supplies they had carried with them out of Egypt, and, now in the desert, they were without food in a land of waste. The first time the people had murmured and grumbled was when they saw the Egyptian army bearing down on them. The second time was at Marah when the water that they desperately needed was undrinkable. In both of the previous emergencies, the Lord had miraculously provided for them, by making a dry path for them through the Red Sea and by turning the bitter water into drinkable water. While they should have learned by now that they could trust the Lord to intervene on their behalf, they, instead, see the situation through an unbelieving perspective and look for someone to blame. They make complaints and accusations against the ones who had also experienced all the same situations they had. How like the Israelites we still are today. Today, the lesson for us in this simple line from Exodus is to focus on the Lord when we are traveling through the desert places, and, when we face real and serious needs in our lives, rather than casting blame, to remember the many times He has already provided for us and to trust Him to provide all we need in this situation.)
