Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp connects

the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. God's provision is constant, yet our

instinct is still to doubt, control, and disobey. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Exodus,

the gospel won rescue at a time.

In this episode, Paul walks through Exodus 16, 9 through 36,

to reveal how Israel's response to God's provision of manna and quail

exposes our own need for grace to obey his commands.

To hear more of these studies, visit paultrip.com slash exodus.

Now, here's Paul, teaching from Exodus 16.

It's impossible for me to look down on the children of Israel

in their constant struggle to just obey God

because there are times when I'm just like them.

Well, this is Exodus 16, 9 to 36, and my title for this study is Bread and Birds.

Then Moses said to Aaron, say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.

And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling. And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward

the wilderness and behold the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.

And the Lord said to Moses, I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel, say to them,

at twilight, you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread then you shall know that

i am the lord in the evening quail came up and covered the camp and in the morning dew lay around the

camp and when the dew had gone up there was on the face of the wilderness a fine flake-like thing

finest frost on the ground and when when the people of Israel saw,

they said to one another, what is this? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them,

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