Exodus 16
“And the whole congregation of the sons of
As we move throughout the book of Exodus and eventually into Numbers (Which continues the journey), we will see more and more complaining. The Bible gives us quite a challenge when it says, “Do everything without complaining and arguing, that you might become, blameless and pure, children of God.” Let us look at why we are not to complain.
When you complain you show a lack of faith. Complaining is always given to a higher authority. It is given that you might receive something. When you complain against God you are saying hat you do not trust Him. When you complain against your parents you are doing the opposite of honoring them.
Complaining shows a lack of contentment. We are to be content in the Lord. He is our provider. Have you ever seen a toddler cry for something their parents were providing? There the parent is putting the pepperoni pizza in the oven, or preparing the milk, and the child keeps on whining. I feel this is too often us with the Lord. He is preparing something great for us, but we are too fixed on the now to even care. Be content in the Lord.
Finally, complaining leads to more complaining. God would provide heavenly bread from heaven! Is this enough? Of course not!
It is a simple lesson that takes a long time to learn. Refrain from complaining, that you may be blameless and pure. Do we deserve that much? We should instead become 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 people. Look it up and check it out and tell me what you think.
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But there is a diffrence between complaning and asking. Right?
I read the verse (1 Thessalonian 5:16-18) and it seemed so simple. I read it over and over again and really thought about it. It's so simple but extremely dificult to do! "Give thanks in all circumstances."... man, that can be so hard sometimes. When you're life is going down hill, the last thing you think about is how greatful you are. How can we do it? HOw can we be joyful when everything is going wrong? We run to Jesus who saved us from the sins of this world. Like Tommy has been teaching the Sr. High... look to the cross. We can rejoice in our hardships because eternal life is ahead of us... through Jesus Christ.
Read that verse, guys, in the NIV and KJV.
What do you think, please, of Obadiah Shoher's interpretation of the story? (here: samsonblinded.org/blog/genesis-37.htm ) He takes the text literally to prove that the brothers played a practical joke on Yosef rather than intended to murder him or sell him into slavery. His argument seems fairly strong to me, but I'd like to hear other opinions.
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