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Numbers 11:31&32
31 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

God solves the problem!
Boy, does He solve problems!
The Israelites wanted meat to eat and Moses didn't understand how GOD was going to make it happen! In today's verses we all find out; "And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth." There is much speculation on the exact meaning of this verse. It covers the size of the camp and the numbers of birds GOD delivered to the people. For our purposes we can know that the camp was VERY BIG and the description is of COUNTLESS quails!!

So many quails that people were working around the clock to butcher them and preserve them for later. The verse continues; "And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered LEAST gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp." Ten homers is ten ass loads. A rough estimate of one load for a beast of burden, like a donkey, is 100 lbs. So, the person with the smallest harvest had something like 1,000. Pounds of quail meat! This would be shared between multiple families. And, they cured the meat so it would keep for a good while. The main idea to understand is that GOD supplied the Israelites with an incredible amount of meat. More than anyone anticipated and in a way they never dreamed! Moses did not see this coming and he witnessed the parting of the Red Sea! 

This is our GOD. No ever imagined that GOD'S Son would come to earth and walk among His people. Teaching people. Healing people. Saving people. Saving us for all eternity. He returned to heaven and gave His ministry to His followers. We have Holy Communion to remind us of Jesus being with us always. You can't outrun God's long arm. No matter where you go. No matter what you do. Death is in God's reach. Trust that God will always reach you, NOW and in the hereafter!!!
Praise the Lord.
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