Verses 21-33
In response to their murmuring, God sent fire that burned on the outskirts of the camp (Numbers 11:1-3). This was a warning to the people. When they requested bread, He sent it to them abundantly (Exodus 16:14-31). Asaph called the manna angels’ food (Psalms 78:25) because it came down from heaven. When the people insisted on having meat, God sent abundant quail (Exodus 16:13; Numbers 11:31). However, He also sent a plague that should have taught them to be content with His provisions (Numbers 11:33).
"Sometimes God’s greatest judgment is to give us what we want." [Note: Ibid.]
In spite of all these lessons, the generation of Israelites that left Egypt in the Exodus continued to disbelieve and disobey Yahweh. Consequently that generation perished in the wilderness (Psalms 78:33).
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