17 Then I will come down and talk with you there. aI will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put thesame upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.
18 Then you shall say to the people,1 ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept ain the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For itwas well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat.
19 You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
20abut for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have bdespised the Lord who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, c“Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?” ’ ”
21 And Moses said, a“The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’
22aShall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?”
God decides to give them exactly what they want. Remember this, those who crave something and pray to God for it—He may give it to us! Just because we appear to be blessed with it does not mean it is a blessing.
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