Now, turn back, if you would, to Numbers, chapter number 21.
Let's look at a few of these stories because these stories are written for us.
They're our admonition.
They're an example for the New Testament believer and the New Testament church to learn from
and be admonished not to make these same mistakes.
The Bible says, "Let us not tempt Christ as some of them also tempted and were destroyed
of serpents."
The Bible says in Numbers 21 verse 4, "And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of
the Red Sea to compass the land of Edom.
And the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
And the people spake against God and against Moses."
Now first of all, do we sometimes get discouraged as we go through the way of our lives?
Of course.
"And the people spake against God and against Moses.
Wherefore have ye brought us out, up out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness?
For there is no bread, neither is there any water, and are so low that this light bread."
So we can see the exact parallels today with this story.
We're discouraged, and the wrong thing for us to do when we're discouraged is to start
blaming God, or blame the pastor, or blame another authority in our life, you know, blame
your parents, or blame your husband, or blame the boss, whatever.
The Bible is talking about here that the people are complaining and murmuring.
Now it says that they're claiming that they have no bread.
Halfway through verse 5 they said, "There is no bread."
But then look what it says at the end, "are so low that this light bread."
So they're saying that they have no bread, but they really do have bread.
It's just light bread.