Exodus 16-20, Proverbs 3

Published: Feb. 8, 2022, 5:05 a.m.

b'As the nation of Israel begins their journey into the wilderness, they find themselves without food and water, but rather than turn to the Lord, they complain to Moses. The Lord graciously provides for his people despite their grumbling, giving them, not only food and water, but a moral code by which they might live; this Decalogue, more commonly known as the Ten Commandments, allowed Israel to know how they could live a life that pleased the Lord. After witnessing the plagues on Egypt, the columns of cloud and fire, and the Red Sea\\u2019s parting, it would have been no small thing for Israel to receive this sense of assurance.'