Numbers 11:4-6 ” The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, ‘If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost – also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna.’ “

The rabble identified in these verses were non-Israelite riff-raff that had followed the Hebrews out of Egypt. These foreigners had no personal knowledge or attachment to God…or His promises, they were just along for the ride and whatever they could get out of it. But even though the Jews held no high regard for them, they still allowed the rabble’s discontent to influence them. The Israelites began grumbling too…totally forgetting how and why God had brought them out of Egypt in the first place. We as Christians need to be very careful in listening to the world’s rabble…for if we don’t, we’ll start complaining just as loudly and be just as discontent…forgetting everything about God.

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A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1