everyone is unhappy

Numbers 11:7-10

7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

We are studying the The Far Reaching Arm of God. God's arm reaches further than we expect and His blessings are more gracious and abundant than we give Him credit for. We are in the forth book of the Old Testament; the book of Numbers. This is the time when the Israelites have escaped slavery in Egypt and are wandering through the desert. Day after day they are eating manna. For every meal they are eating manna. And, they are sick and tired of manna! 

Today's verses; "And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. (Pronounced "del-lee-uhm." It is a semi-transparent oleo-gum resin extracted from Commiphora wightii plants of India, kind of a golden amber color.) 

"And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it." We read with amazement, to think our next meal would just fall from heaven! How could something like that get old???

The people were not just a little bothered by living off manna alone. They wept and cried about it, and so loud and clamorous, that Moses heard the noise and outcry they made! They were not shy about it; "in the door of his tent" means they were very open and public with their unbecoming behavior. "Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the ANGER of the LORD was kindled GREATLY; Moses also was displeased."

God is angry because of the Israelites ingratitude for Him rescuing them and their contempt of the manna he has provided. Moses is displeased with the people and with the Lord for laying this great burden upon him. Everyone is unhappy!