And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
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… Look at it in Numbers 14.2. They saw the giants came back, and all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. And the whole congregation said unto them, would that God we had died in the land of Egypt, or would God we had died in this wilderness? And they did, because they murmured. Second generation came along and said, we can skip this. If we murmur, we're going to stay here. If we march, God will make a way. I came to ask you a question. You're going to murmur or march? Last week I taught you that God can turn a mumble into a miracle when you pray, but the Enemy can turn a murmur into misery. You have to bite your tongue. One thing that impressed me about Joshua, he learned from the lessons of Moses. He said, we can skip this. Go over to Joshua 6. That's where they walk around the walls of Jericho. One day I'm going to preach a remix of my favorite sermon from my youth. It was called Don't stop on six. …
… Isn't that tricky when you're out of Egypt, but you have nothing to eat? If you go to Exodus, chapter 16, verses 2 through 4, it gives us an interesting glimpse of what happens in our life. Somebody say, God, get me out of this. I know I'm asking you to multitask and look up the Scripture at the same time you say something, but say it again. God, get me out of this. God, if you get me out of this, I'll give you all the glory. I'll tithe 25%. God, get me out of this. So they prayed, right? They prayed for years and years. God, deliver us from Pharaoh. Pharaoh was the one who was making them make bricks without straw. Just get us out of this. God, if you get us out of this, we'll serve you. In fact, when they crossed over the Red Sea, they were shaking tambourines and singing about the horse and the rider. The original diss track was sung by the prophetess Miriam in Exodus chapter 15. …
Then the Lord said to Moses, How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and instructions? See, the Lord has given you the Sabbath, therefore on the sixth day he gives you food for two days. Each of you stay where you are, do not leave your place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. The house of Israel called in manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. Moses said, This is what the Lord has commanded. Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations in order that they may see the food with which I fed you through the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt. And Moses said to Aaron, Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations. As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the covenant for safekeeping. …