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God Hears a Grumbling Heart
Commentators emphasize that God hears even secret, whispered complaints. They note that the Israelites had little objective reason to grumble, as God was providing for them. This reveals that a discontented spirit will always find something to complain about, a sin that greatly displeases God regardless of one's outward circumstances.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 11:1
18th Century
Theologian
See the marginal rendering. They murmured against the privations of the march.
The fire of the Lord — Probably lightning; compare Psa…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 11:1
19th Century
Bishop
And when the people complained ... — Better, And the people were as those who complained (or murmured),…
Charles Spurgeon
On Numbers 11:1
19th Century
Preacher
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD:
Interpreters cannot discern what they had to complain of. The curse of labo…
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John Calvin
On Numbers 11:1
16th Century
Theologian
And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord.11 The ambiguous meaning of the participle12 causes translato…
John Gill
On Numbers 11:1
17th Century
Pastor
And [when] the people complained
Or "were as complainers" {p}; not merely like to such, but were truly and really co…
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 11:1–3
17th Century
Minister
Here is the people's sin: they complained. Observe the sinfulness of sin, which uses the commandment itself as an occasion to be rebellious. The we…