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But murmured in their tents, And didn`t listen to the voice of Yahweh.
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Complaining From Comfort
Commentators like Albert Barnes highlight the irony that the Israelites murmured "in their tents"—a place of relative safety and provision from God. This reveals a common human tendency to complain not just in hardship, but even when blessed. It serves as a powerful warning against ingratitude and discontentment, even when our basic needs are met.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But murmured in their tents ... (Numbers 14:2, Numbers 14:27). They complained of Moses; they complained of …
19th Century
Anglican
These twenty verses cover the desert wanderings, beginning with the discontented spirit mentioned in Exodus 15:23.
Baptist
But murmured in their hearts, and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
Do we ever fall into this sin of murmuring in the family…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But murmured in their tents Throughout their tents; the murmuring was general; they murmured often; but what is here…
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 …
