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The Key Episodes That Established Leadership Among Israel

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The key episodes that established leadership among Israel are the accounts of their tribulations while in the wilderness and God’s responses. Starting in Number Chapter 11 the Israelites are beginning to complain about their misfortunes. It was not clear to scholars whether the Israelites were complaining to Moses or to God. Either way God herd their complaints and took it as if they were toward him. In return to their complaints God “burned against them”. “Then the fire of the Lord burned against them. And consumed some outlying parts of the camp”. Mosses then asked God to cease the fire in prayer and God did. “But the people cried out to Moses; and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire abated”.

Following the Israelites them complained again about not having the same food they once did when they were in Egypt. “The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept again, and said, “If only we had some meat to eat!” Then they reminisced about when they were in Egypt and the variety of foods they had available. The manna was not sufficient for them. The Lord then sent in great number quail to teach them a lesson. They had more meat not then what they had asked for. The lesson was about greed. The Israelites already had food, they were not going hungry. Instead of being grateful they chose to complain and that is why God sent the great numbers of quail. “But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the Lord was

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