Whining to God

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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# 95 - Whining to God - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites grow weary of manna and long for the comforts of Egypt, their complaints provoke both divine judgment and mercy. Moses, overwhelmed by the burden of leadership, pleads with God, revealing the tension between human weakness and God’s faithful provision in the wilderness.Episode 95 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Numbers.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Philippians 2:14, "Do everything without grumbling or arguing."Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. Show Notes: (01:51) Intro with Yael Eckstein (02:58) Whining to God (24:51) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People
0:02.0	I'd sell a finger for
0:08.0	for one drop of dew on my tongue.
0:15.0	They've let us and our children straight into the desert with no plan.
0:18.0	What about our children?
0:23.6	God just ported an entire sea for you people.
0:32.6	As we speak, a cloud of smoke is before us to guide us to paradise. Yet here you are whining like children.
0:39.3	We won't last at this rate anyway. We don't have any food. That's why this thief wanted to steal my goats.
0:42.3	The Egyptians were the lucky ones.
0:44.3	They got to die a swift death under the sea.
0:47.3	We're going to wither away under the sun!
0:51.3	Remember when we were in Egypt, we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted.
0:59.0	Your constant complaining has kept me up at night.
1:03.0	Your childish whining is an incessant drip that won't end!
1:07.0	Lucky for you, I am not God.
1:10.0	If I was, I wouldn't be so patient.
1:14.6	We're nearly out of water, Moses.
1:16.6	What are you going to do about it?
1:18.6	Give us water to drink.
1:20.6	And what have you been keeping from us?
1:22.6	Why do you quarrel with me, as if I'm the one withholding from you?
1:26.6	Each day, God provided food, but Why do you quarrel with me as if I'm the one withholding from you?
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