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Whence should I have flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
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A Leader's Despair
Commentators observe that Moses' question is not just a factual statement but a complaint rooted in despair. Instead of correcting the people's sinful desires, scholars like Gill and Ellicott note that his tone almost validates their demand. This reveals how even a great leader can falter under immense pressure, responding with frustration rather than faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah.
(Numbers 11:4) The mixt multitude — The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff” a…
19th Century
Anglican
Whence should I have flesh ...?— Moses does not justify the murmuring of the people, and was doubtless conscious of their…
16th Century
Protestant
From where should I have flesh to give to all this people? He justly, indeed, accuses the people and denies that he possesses flesh with w…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
From where should I have flesh to give to all this people ? &c.] This seems to countenance the Israelites in their l…
The provocation was very great; yet Moses expressed himself in a way that was unbecoming of him. He undervalued the honour God had put upon him. He…
