Moses in the Desert

Moses led the Hebrews to their new land across the desert. They stopped at wells for water, but they grew hungry, and started grumbling. 

They quickly forgot how hard life had been for them when they were slaves in Egypt. Do you remember the juicy melons we had? Said one. 

'And the onions and cucumbers, said another. 'We always had plenty of bread and meat, said a third. 

It would be better to be slaves in Egypt, than die of starvation in the desert, they agreed.

God heard the people complaining and said to Moses; 'Tell the people I will not let them go hungry. 

I will give them meat to eat every evening, and bread every morning. 

There will be enough for each day, but on Fridays, the sixth day, there will be enough for two days. 

This is so that on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, my holy day, the people will not have to collect food, but will rest.

Every day He gave them food and water. 

He kept his promises to them. so that they would learn to trust Him.

That evening, flocks of small birds, called quails, landed on the people's tents and were easy to catch. 

The Hebrews roasted them over the fires, and had a good meal. In the morning, the ground was covered with small white seeds, so thickly they looked like frost. 

People collected the seeds, ground them into flour, made bread and baked it. They called it manna because it was food which came from Heaven. 

It tasted like biscuits made with honey and was delicious..

Every day, the people ate roasted quail in the evening, and bread made from manna in the morning. On each sixth day, they did as God had told them. 

They collected enough food for two days so that they could rest on the seventh day.

The people now had plenty to eat, but there was little water in the hot desert. They started to grumble again. 

'Did you bring us into the desert so that we, our children and our flocks and herds would die of thirst? They asked Moses.

Moses prayed to God for help. 'What shall I do? 

These people are almost ready to kill me, he said.

Take your stick and walk on ahead of the people. Then strike a rock with it, God said to Moses. 

Moses did as God told him. 

When he struck the rock, a great stream gushed out of it. 

There was plenty of fresh water for everyone.

God looked after the people in the desert. 


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