From Exodus chapter 15, verse 22 through the end of chapter 16, the Israelites complained to Moses and the Lord constantly.
Even though they just came out of slavery, they complained about not having water.
They complained about not having food.
They complained about being led out of slavery into the desert.
They never seemed to be satisfied.
It reminds me of a theatrical scene in Stephen King's The Shawshank Redemption when Morgan Freeman's character Red tells Tim Robbins's character about living life outside of prison. He said that after a time, prisoners get used to the walls, even to the point where they rely on them.
The Lord, in answering the Israelites' complaints, provided food every morning, six days a week. He gave very explicit instructions on how much to gather. Some broke the rules, and God wasn't very happy with them. Then, for the next forty years, they wandered around the desert until they reached the land of Canaan, their new home.
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