Murmurers

The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."   Exodus 16:2

Murmuring ---

Are we murmurers?  Grumblers? Complainers?

On Sunday, we will hear the story of the Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and toward the Promised Land. We will hear them complaining to Moses and Aaron about their plight.                                                                                                 

      “Oh, if only we had died in Egypt as slaves. At least there we had bread to eat.”  

Had they utterly forgotten the daily whippings? The ridiculous quotas of bricks Pharaoh demanded of them each day? Had they forgotten the armed chariots chasing after them as they entered the Red Sea?   Mankind, it seems, has a short memory.

“Oh, if we’d only died in Egypt.”  Seriously? 

What a bunch of complainers! Did they think they could not call out to God?              

Of course, it’s easy to criticize others, isn’t it?                                                            

So, that’s what I’m thinking about as we head into Sunday.

See you in church!

Liz+