April 1, 2020 Bible Study Notes
TEXT: Exodus 16:1-36, KJV
SUBJECT: “Social-Distancing”
Introduction:
| REFERENCE | TEXT | THOUGHT |
| Colossians 3:13 | Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. | {Can be} SINFUL |
| Lamentations 3:38 | Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth? | SELFISH |
| Job 10:1 | “I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. | SATANIC |
| James 5:9 | Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. | SATANIC |
| Philippians 2:14 | Do all things without grumbling or disputing; | SINFUL |
| Numbers 14:27 | “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me. | SATANIC |
| Acts 6:1 | Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. | SOLUTIONAL |
| Numbers 11:1 | Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. | SLOWLY KILLS |
| Numbers 21:5 | The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.” | SICKNESS |
| Exodus 16:3 | The sons of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the LORD’S hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” | SICKNESS |
HEBRW DEFINITIONS: Ragan
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-gan) VERB Transliteration: ragan MEANINGS: to rebel or criticize
WEDNESDAYS WORD * One of the most selfish, sinful, sicknesses that we can ever contract is the satanic spirit of complaining. The danger of the complaining spirit is that it slowly kills and is seldom solution-focused.
In one series of studies, researchers tracked people’s moods before and after hearing a complaint. As predicted, listening to gripes made people feel worse. What’s more, the complainer also felt worse!
Research suggests that making a habit of complaining can “re-wire” the brain so that those particular thinking orientations become ingrained.
Chronic complainers – have a tendency to dwell on problems and focus on setbacks rather than progress. Research suggests that making a habit of complaining can “re-wire” the brain so that those particular thinking orientations become ingrained.
Venting is expressing emotional dissatisfaction. By showing their anger, frustration, or disappointment, they are soliciting attention from their confidantes.
Instrumental complaint is all about solving problems by focusing on the impact of the problem, the importance of change, and developing what every individual involved can do to create a plan for change.
Chapter 16:1-36, KJV
1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
–wilderness of sin is between Elim (water) and Sinai (mountain)
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Point 1: Complaining is Contagious
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Point 2: Complaint and Criticism can cause you to Overreact! [Sometimes we can make the past better than it was]
Forgot about how bad slavery really was
Anticipatory hunger (Leaders let Criticism work for them)
Point 3: Avoid dampening your mood by complaining
Point 4: Complain only in instances where you believe it will affect real and positive change
Point 5: Consider whether some other strategy will work instead of complaining
Point 6: Limit your exposure to complaining by limiting your exposure to complainers
Eight Positive Thoughts to Repeat Everyday until God Removes the Coronavirus
4 Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
Thought: God is perfecting and proving my Faith through this!
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
Thought: God is with me (constantly demonstrating His presence)
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we,that ye murmur against us?
Thought: God is in Control He wants to display His glory
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.
Thought: God will Provide!
13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Thought: I shall see the goodness of the Lord! Place Blessings right at your feet/this was occasional
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
Daily provision
(tasted like whatever you wanted according to legend) sesame seed; swept up; stoop down
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.
16 This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Thought: God will bless my family through this
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: today ye shall not find it in the field.
Thought: God wants me to rest!
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
Thought: God is teaching me something new about Him during this time He wants to be Pedagogical
34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. (40 years)
Thought: If God did it Before, He will do it again! He wants it to be perpetual
- Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.