018. Prayer Of Moses When The People Weep For Flesh To Eat.

Prayer Of Moses When The People Weep For Flesh To Eat. The Prayer as recorded.—Numbers 11:11-15. The Answer.—Numbers 11:16-20. The history of Israel is truly the history of human nature in all ages of the world; man is ever peevish and complaining till his own stubborn will is brought into submission with that of his God. Moses, weary and sorrowful at the ingratitude of his people, again poured his grief into that ear which is ever open. In their discontent the people are looking back to Egypt, and forward with distrust to the promised land; their souls had no relish for what they called the light food which God had in kindness bestowed; the stream that followed them from the rock was to them no water at all, and Israel shed tears of discontent and passion. Moses at this time seems to feel that his people are unfitted for the vocation to which they have been called, and there is a more than usual fainting of his strong spirit; his resource is the one never failing, ever calming; it is prayer; there is in his heart no distrust of God, but a consciousness of his own weakness in guiding this people. The Almighty showed great pity towards Moses, heard every sigh, saw every tear, sympathized with him in his weakness, and sent to his aid seventy elders, upon whom was- poured a portion of, that spirit which had led the prophet thus far in his way.

“God is great and God is just, He knoweth the hearts of The children of dust:

He is the helper; in Him I trust.”