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But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.
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Sinful Cravings vs. Real Needs
Commentators clarify that the Israelites' sin was not simple hunger, but a 'voluptuous lust' (Gill) that rejected God's perfect provision of manna. They craved the worldly comforts of Egypt instead of trusting God's plan. Matthew Henry notes this shows how even an excessive desire for lawful things can become sinful when it is not submitted to God's will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness - Margin, as in Hebrew, "lusted a lust." The reference is to their desire of better food t…
19th Century
Anglican
These twenty verses cover the desert wanderings, beginning with the discontented spirit mentioned in Exodus 15:23.
Baptist
They waited not for his counsel: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but s…
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16th Century
Protestant
And they lusted. He goes on, according to the history, to mention the sin which, in accordance with the duty of his office as a teacher, h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness Or, "lusted a lust" F16 as in (Numbers 11:4) to which story th…
Those who will not wait for God's counsel will justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even …
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