Day 61: Complaining in the Desert (2026)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike discusses how the Israelites complaining against God and believing they were better off in Egypt reflects our own inclination to be enslaved by sin. Today's readings are Numbers 11, Deuteronomy 10, and Psalm 33.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we
0:08.3	encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
0:11.7	The Bible In A year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:14.4	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:19.3	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:24.2	Today is day 61, and we are reading from Numbers, Chapter 11, and Deuteronomy Chapter 10.
0:29.5	We'll also be praying Psalm 33 today.
0:32.7	As always, I'm reading from the revised standard version, the second Catholic edition.
0:37.0	I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. You can get that Bible wherever you get Bibles.
0:41.2	You can also download your Bible in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com
0:46.8	slash Bible in a year. Also, before we start, if you have not yet subscribed to this podcast,
0:52.8	go ahead and click on that subscription button. I don't know why it's taking you of 61 days to do it, but this could be
0:59.1	the day that changes everything. As I said, today is day 61. We're reading Numbers
1:03.2	chapter 11, Deuteronomy chapter 10 in Psalm 33. The book of numbers chapter 11, complaining in the desert. And the people complained in their
1:15.7	hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled,
1:21.0	and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then the
1:26.3	people cried to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire abated.
1:31.1	So the name of that place was called Tabara, because the fire of the Lord burned among them.
1:36.9	Now, the rabble that was among them had a strong craving, and the people of Israel also wept again and said,
1:42.8	Oh, that we had meat to eat. We remember the fish
1:45.8	we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.
1:52.5	But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.
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