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Natural Means, Divine Judgment
Commentators explain that the plague was both natural and supernatural. While a massive surfeit of quail would naturally lead to sickness, God's wrath amplified these consequences into a devastating plague. This shows how God can work through natural processes to execute His divine judgment.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 11:4–35
18th Century
Theologian
Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah.
(Numbers 11:4) The mixt multitude — The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff” a…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 11:33
19th Century
Bishop
With a very great plague. —The noun, maccah, plague, is cognate to the verb which is rendered smote. It is frequ…
John Calvin
On Numbers 11:33
16th Century
Theologian
And while the flesh was still between their teeth. Moses does not specify any particular day, but only that God did not wait until satiety…
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John Gill
On Numbers 11:33
17th Century
Pastor
And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth
When they had just got it into their mouths, and were about to bit…
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 11:31–35
17th Century
Minister
God fulfilled His promise to the people by giving them flesh. How much more diligent people are in collecting the food that perishes than in labori…