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kweli:
Hello everybody

This is a great thread. And I'm also with Joe. It is an honourable thing to want to know God. But I think we may have missed something that M.G. pointed out. Numbers 11 has some significance to this thread. Are we trying to multiply the same manna we have been given or are we trying to multiply to meat, fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic because we are tired of the manna?

As Ray always says, "it's all one". It'll all lead us back to one thing. Whether we're spiritual babies or giants, the Gospel is one. The understanding is not one, hence many interpretations. But the truth is one. No matter how many years of study or how much knowledge we gain in Scripture, if we're truly guided by the Spirit, it'll lead us to Jesus, in any context.

Ray's recent bible study opened my eyes to something very relevant to this topic. If I understand what God's Sovereignty is, based on all the many verses, why should I be stuck in one verse that almost 'suggests' that He isnt? What happened to the many that assured me that He is? It would appear to me that I'm tired of the hidden manna and now seeking garlic.

This is not a lesson. I'm not bringing in a new idea. I'm just adding my two cents worth.

All Glory to Him

hdjohn:
oh boy you got a lot of responce on that one!!!!!  lol!!!
   mathew 5:3, came to mind as I was reading!!!   
                                                                           JOHN <>< 17:3

Kitt:
The most interesting thing about Numbers 11 is that indeed the children of Israel were greedy in the most negative of terms.  They left Egypt with more than the Egyptians had left after the plagues, (flocks and livestock).  Not only that, they took most of what the Egyptians had left.  They were complaining that the only free thing that they had in the wilderness was manna.  They didn't want to eat from the bounty they left Egypt with.  They felt that Yahveh owed them a living.  They wanted more and Yahveh was going to teach them a lesson and he did.  The question is what can we learn from this lesson on greed.

Kitt

Akira329:
"I'll have an order of manna with a side of locust with a large honey..........on second thought can you supersize that!!!! ;D
I'm so greedy!!!! ;D
But not to greedy:
Pro 25:16  Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Sorry to get off, It hit me so fast!!

Antaiwan

Roy Monis:

--- Quote from: Kitt on May 07, 2008, 08:01:05 PM ---The most interesting thing about Numbers 11 is that indeed the children of Israel were greedy in the most negative of terms.  They left Egypt with more than the Egyptians had left after the plagues, (flocks and livestock).  Not only that, they took most of what the Egyptians had left.  They were complaining that the only free thing that they had in the wilderness was manna.  They didn't want to eat from the bounty they left Egypt with.  They felt that Yahveh owed them a living.  They wanted more and Yahveh was going to teach them a lesson and he did.  The question is what can we learn from this lesson on greed.

Kitt

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Hi! Kitt

We can learn a lot, the most important being to be content with what the Lord your God considers adequate for your present needs and not to crave for more or the more will be your downfall. I suppose that applies to both worlds, Physical and Spiritual but as far as I'm concerned, I'm perfectly content with His provision for my needs here and I crave no more. But...but as Ray says, I can't stop my craving for more of Him.

God bless.

Love in Christ Jesus.

Roy.   

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