Then the officer that was close to the king [76] answered the man of God [77] (Elisha). The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!”
Psalm 78:19 - Easy To Read Version They complained about God and said,\par “Can God give us food in the desert?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish [the food for] a table in the wilderness? American Standard Version (1901) Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? Common English Bible They spoke against God! “Can God set a dinner table in the wilderness?” they asked. |
Then the officer that was close to the king [76] answered the man of God [77] (Elisha). The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!”
Those officers said bad things against the gods the people of the world worshiped. Those gods are only things people made with their hands. In the same way, those officers said the same bad things against the God of Jerusalem.
Job adds rebellion to his other sins.\par Job sits there in front of us and insults us\par and makes fun of God!”\par
Lord, you prepared my table\par in front of my enemies.\par You poured oil on my head. {\cf2\super [142]} \par My cup is full and spilling over.\par
The people said, “It would have been better if the Lord had just killed us in the land of Egypt. At least there we had plenty to eat. We had all the food we needed. But now you have brought us out here into this desert. So he can make us die from hunger.”
I don’t have enough meat for all these people! And they continue complaining to me. They say, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
The foreigners that had joined the people of Israel began wanting other things to eat. Soon all the people of Israel began complaining again. The people said, “We want to eat meat!
The people argued with Moses. They said, “Maybe we should have died in front of the Lord like our brothers did.
They began complaining against God and Moses. The people said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? We will die here in the desert! There is no bread! There is no water! And we hate this terrible food!”
\{Don’t ask that.\} You are only people. And people have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the man that made it. The jar does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”
The animal opened his mouth to say bad things against God. The animal also said bad things against God’s name, against the place where God lives, and against all those who live in heaven.