Part 3 - And 603,548 Men Fell
Welcome back for Part 3, where you may want to cover your ears, as we are about to hear a lot of complaining 😉 If you are just arriving for the first time, hop over to Part 1 and work your way back here. We've covered a lot of foundational ground on this topic that you won't want to miss. In Part 2 , we left the Sons of Israel drinking water at Elim after failing their first test. Notice with me, that even though Israel failed this test, YHVH provided them with water. You know what I call that? Grace. Failure is part of our human existence. The hope, however, is that from failure, will come growth. Now that Israel had seen the mighty hand of YHVH deliver them these two times, they would grow to trust Him...right? I so wish that were true! Instead, however, we are given example after example of how Israel continued to walk faithlessly. Their first complaint was about not having water. By Exodus 16 , only one month after crossing the sea on dry land, we hear Isra