Today, I am reading and commenting on  Numbers 11-13.

Back in Exodus chapter 12 it mentioned that when the Israelites left Egypt many other people went with them.  Here it calls those non-Israelites who accompanied them “rabble”.  I believe that the writer was referring to those who accompanied the Israelites, but had not yet integrated themselves into any of the tribes more than a year after leaving Egypt.  This “rabble” stirred up the Israelites to demand some sort of food other than manna.   Rather than turn to God and ask Him for meat, they began to complain and rebel because they did not have meat.  In turn Moses complained to God about the people complaining to him.  In particular, Moses complained about being overwhelmed by the demands the people were putting on him.  So, God tells Moses to select 70 elders upon whom God will pour His Spirit and that He will provide them with meat.  Moses asked where he was going to get meat for 600,000 men.  To which God replied, “Is the Lord’s arm too short?”  Moses then appointed 70 elders upon whom God poured out His Spirit and God provided the Israelites with so much quail that they became sick.  So, whatever trials you face, remember, the Lord’s arm is not too short to reach out and solve them for you.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.