Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?Why have you brought Yahweh’s assembly into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
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… that we often skip over the incident in Numbers chapter 20 verses 1 through 13 when the Israelites were complaining about not having any water and the Lord told Moses to speak to the rock so water would come out of it. But instead of speaking to the rock, Moses struck it twice with his staff. And from that infraction, the Lord said, because you didn't trust in me, you are not going into the promised land. Wait one cotton-picking minute. That's what Moses said, not me. I brought these ingrates through 10 plagues. I crossed the Red Sea. I watched my own sister turn into a leper. I traveled through the desert 40 years when it should have just taken me 11 days. And now because of one hiccup, I can't get a passport. Lord, you got to extend some grace because I used to hit people. and this time I didn't hit nobody, I just hit a rock, and you saying because of that I can't get into my promise, and Yahweh replied, after I delivered you from all the plagues, got you out of the Nile River, healed your sister didn't let you die in the desert how did you still doubt me? …
… If only we had expired when our brothers expired before the Lord. Why have you brought the Lord's community into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? Why did you make us go up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place, this place not fit for seed or fig tree or grapevine or pomegranate, and there's no water to drink. And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting, where God would appear to Moses and speak to him. And there Moses and Aaron fell on their faces, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Take the staff and assemble the congregation, you and your brother Aaron, and you two speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will pour out water, and you will make water go out for them from the rock, and you will cause them and their livestock to drink. …
… said, if only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord, why did you bring the Lord's community into this wilderness that we and our livestock should die here? Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain, no figs, no grapevines, no pomegranates, and there is no water to drink. Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell face down. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them. The Lord said to Moses, take the staff and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink. So Moses took the staff from the Lord's presence just as he commanded him. He and Aaron gathered together the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, Listen, you rebels. Must we bring you water out of this rock? …