1 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,960 Welcome to the Liberty Baptist Sermon Archives. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,040 The message you're about to hear was preached at Liberty Baptist 3 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:13,040 Church in Easton, MA. You can find out more about us 4 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:17,280 or contact us at my libertybaptist.org or just look 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,760 us up on Facebook. And now we hope that this 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,080 message from God's Word will be a blessing to you. 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,600 This is. A text that the Lord really knit 8 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,800 on my heart a few weeks ago when I was reading it and as I began 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,720 studying it, man, it just kind of chewed me up and spit me out. 10 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,200 Right and and I don't. I don't want it to do that to 11 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,320 you as well necessarily, but I'm just. 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,160 Hoping to make me communicate. Some truths and it was really an 13 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:46,200 idea. That that was kind of new to me 14 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:47,640 and and. Convicting to me. 15 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,960 And and so I. Hope it'll be a help. 16 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,680 And a blessing I don't. Want to give too much away, kind 17 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,240 of like what pastor was talking this morning. 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,000 I want to I don't want to let the cat out of the bag too 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,360 early. And so I'm trying to kind of 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:01,840 finagle through that because I think. 21 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,319 It is a passage and I'll just let you know it's numbers. 22 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,360 Chapter 11 if you turn your Bibles there, numbers Chapter 11 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,840 probably a little bit. Of a passage that's more obscure 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:16,320 in our minds and maybe something that we're not super familiar 25 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:18,440 with and I'm not being. Original here. 26 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,840 This isn't. This isn't my words. 27 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,880 This is what God has to say. But but I do want to convey a 28 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:28,040 truth that that might maybe be new to us or a reminder from 29 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,360 maybe a different. Angle and and so I just I just 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,800 want to be a help to us that's all I want to do really and 31 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,840 share something that the Lord's put in my heart and so if you 32 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,480 just bear with me like I said it is a new passage for me 33 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:43,360 definitely a new sermon and so I hope it's fresh and something 34 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,520 that you can just walk home tonight and say man that was 35 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:50,400 that was helpful and and so. I am going. 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,720 To I'm kind of I. Was wrestling this afternoon 37 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,600 about? Exactly how much to read? 38 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,120 Because I, I I. Do want to read the? 39 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,040 Beginning and the end and then kind of. 40 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,680 Come back, do cutbacks. If we will to different parts to 41 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,080 kind of see what's going on. So I'll, I'll begin. 42 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,479 In verse one. And we'll probably. 43 00:02:10,479 --> 00:02:13,520 Just read a couple verses and then Fast forward a little bit. 44 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,000 But this is all kind of take this whole chapter is taking 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,920 place in. Kind of the same timeline. 46 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:21,600 You see the first few verses dealing with their desire for 47 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,360 quail and then the last. Few verses the outcome of that. 48 00:02:25,640 --> 00:02:30,480 And then in the middle, you kind of have this section where Moses 49 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,840 needs our desires more help in the leadership department and so 50 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,000 the Lord. Provides that. 51 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,080 And so there's kind of. A gap there. 52 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,440 But we'll read the first part. And then and then the last part 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,320 and and come back to a few different verses to kind of try 54 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,400 to get a glimpse of what's going on here. 55 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,280 And so I don't know. What you're used to, but if 56 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,560 you're. Willing and you're able, I would 57 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,720 enjoy if you could stand for the honor of the reading of God's 58 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,280 Word, and I believe the Lord will be pleased. 59 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,280 And so Numbers 11. Let's be in verse one. 60 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,560 And when the people complained, it displeased the. 61 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,200 Lord and the Lord heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the 62 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,320 fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that 63 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,600 were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 64 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,840 And the people cried into Moses, and when Moses prayed into the. 65 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,320 Lord, the fire was quenched. And he called the name of the. 66 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,120 Place Tabara because the fire of the. 67 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,400 Lord. Burnt among them and so we see 68 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:23,800 the situation that they're coming off. 69 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:28,720 Of, I mean, pretty pretty bleak. Interesting situation. 70 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,760 Where the Fire Lord? Reigns, I mean, they were just 71 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,120 reprimanded for complaining. Literally just right there in 72 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,320 verse 3. And then in verse. 73 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,400 Four probably. Well, I'll stop in this first 74 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,720 section. It says in the mixed multitude. 75 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,280 That was among them fell. Lusting and the children of 76 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,680 Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh? 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,320 To eat. So we see that. 78 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,560 That they're, they're wanting meat. 79 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,760 Right. They've been being fed mana. 80 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,880 God's already established that as his provision. 81 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,720 And now they're desiring meat. And I'm hoping that we're kind 82 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,160 of. Asking the question as we go 83 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,560 along. You know what? 84 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,080 You might first see that. And say, well, what's what's 85 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,360 wrong with wanting meat? But we're going to see that 86 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,640 there's some things. Going on here, that's more than 87 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,560 just they want to mix it up, you know, and we're going to see 88 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,959 that and so. Now let's just jump down. 89 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:19,959 I don't want you to keep reading. 90 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:21,440 I don't want to spoil it. All right? 91 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:26,080 And so we'll jump down to verse 31, All right. 92 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,160 And so this is. I mean, this is this is God. 93 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:33,280 Giving them what they wanted, OK in its essence. 94 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,680 And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails 95 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,520 from the sea. And let them fall. 96 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,360 By the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it 97 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,480 were a day's journey on the other side, round about the 98 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,360 camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. 99 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,840 And the people stood up all that day and all that night and all 100 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:53,280 the next day. And they gathered the quails. 101 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:56,720 He that gathered least, he that gathered least notice like I 102 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,120 mean the person that gathered the least amount gathered 10 103 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,520 homers and they spread them all about for themselves round about 104 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,120 the camp. And while the. 105 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,760 Flesh was yet between their. Teeth ere it was chewed, the 106 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,680 wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord 107 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,640 smote the people with a very great plague. 108 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,960 And he called the name of that. Place Kibaroff had of a. 109 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:22,240 I'm working on my pronunciation so I looked up YouTube videos. 110 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,400 That's how they said it, so if I'm wrong please correct me and 111 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,240 so. And they called that place. 112 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,920 Kibiroth had of a unto Hazaroth and abode. 113 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,640 At Hazaroth you may be. Seated. 114 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,040 Let's pray, Dear heavenly. Father, thank you for this day. 115 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:37,160 Thank you for the opportunity to be. 116 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,160 Able to preach to this wonderful people, Lord. 117 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,600 And I I don't want to take it. For granted. 118 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,880 And I don't want to do this in the arm of the flesh, Lord. 119 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,320 And you know my heart, Lord, you know that. 120 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,560 I'm nervous and I'm anxious. To just preach your word, Lord. 121 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,800 And I just want to convey the message that you've given me, 122 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,440 Lord. And so just help it to come 123 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,280 across. Clear Lord and just help it to 124 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:01,480 be what we need here to hear today Lord and just call my 125 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,440 nerves Lord be with the people. Just bless this church Lord. 126 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,760 I'm helping to be a beacon unto this community Lord, and just 127 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:08,920 help us all to. Love you and serve. 128 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,800 You and be used by you. Thank you Father for all that 129 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,880 you do in Jesus name. Amen. 130 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:19,400 And so before maybe just as a little bit of way to engage with 131 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,000 you guys, have you all ever got? Into something or. 132 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,160 Not necessarily buyer's remorse to be like buyer's remorse. 133 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,640 Sure, that. You probably relate with that. 134 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,280 But maybe even buyer's. Remorse. 135 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:31,600 Inexperienced, inexperiential way. 136 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,360 In the sense that you, you, you got into something that you had 137 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,240 in mind that was going to be awesome. 138 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,000 And let's just say that it disappointed. 139 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:45,000 Your expectations? You know, this was my experience 140 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,320 and I'm just going to share. With you, my experience when it 141 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:53,640 came to hunting. OK, I am not an outdoorsman by 142 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,680 any stretch. Of the imagination I was born in 143 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,720 Miami, FL, city fied as could be. 144 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,920 And then we came to Kentucky and that was like the thing like. 145 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,840 If you were. Going to be cool. 146 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:09,400 Or like if you were going to really, you know, connect with 147 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,960 people, that was it. It was hunting and fishing. 148 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:14,800 Like they loved it. The guys loved. 149 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,080 It and so here I am. I'm probably 12 whenever I. 150 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,880 First came across my mind. Man, I want to go hunting. 151 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,360 I would love to go. Hunting and of course. 152 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,080 Deer and Turkey are the main 2. And but my dad told me. 153 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:29,520 I mean, my dad knows me, me and my. 154 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:35,120 Dad are exact, like we're clones with each other and he said, 155 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,040 son, you're going to hate it. You're going to hate every 156 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,880 moment of it. And even said something like 157 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:40,720 this. We. 158 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,520 Are not built to be. Hunters and I'm like Oh no dad 159 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,320 no we're different it's going to be great it's going to be 160 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,440 awesome and so I ask and I ask I mean it's been 2-3 years now 161 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,200 that I. Wanted to go hunting. 162 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,480 And I have it in my mind and my dad's already warned me. 163 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,680 He's already told me what's. Going to happen if I. 164 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,120 Go, he said. You're going to be disappointed. 165 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,800 You're going to be maybe discouraged with it. 166 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,040 I mean, it's going to be waste. On you for to do that, but I 167 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:08,360 begged and I. Begged and finally. 168 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,840 He gave in. And so I'm 1415, I get my 169 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,360 Hunter's license. I, I, I do everything and oh, 170 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:16,640 excuse me. About to fall there. 171 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,720 And, and I get everything together and there's a guy in 172 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,160 the church who's. Willing to take me? 173 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:26,680 And I take off work and I go and it's, you know. 174 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,240 Freezing cold outside. Freezing cold and you guys. 175 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,240 Know that better than I do. And and but you know my mind. 176 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,240 I've got it all. You know, unbelievable 177 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,240 expectations for the situation here. 178 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,440 I I'm thinking, OK, I'm going to go out there. 179 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,280 The adrenaline's running. I'm going to shoot. 10 deer in a 180 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,360 matter of like 5 minutes. And it's going to be great. 181 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,520 And so I'm like, I don't even need a coat. 182 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,520 You know, I, I don't need anything. 183 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,480 And so I go out there, I've got my little orange shirt on and my 184 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,480 orange pants and my dad's like you should probably be. 185 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,160 Probably more coats than that. And I'm like, oh, that's fine, 186 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,600 it's fine. So he drops me off and like we, 187 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,160 we set up our blind, we go out. Trekkie, we set up our. 188 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,400 Blind and and we've got the hot chocolate. 189 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,800 Out and life's great. And then I ask the gentleman 190 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,560 that took me, and I say, well, OK, now what? 191 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,160 You know we're. We're here in this blind. 192 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:21,280 We've got our rifles, now what? And he says, well now we wait 193 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:25,520 and I'm like that's fine, I can wait 5. 10 minutes for a 2020 194 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,680 point buck. You know, that's not a problem. 195 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,000 I am happy. To wait for this buck. 196 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:35,880 And then three hours later, my hands are falling off. 197 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:41,000 We're out of hot chocolate. My stomach is gnarling. 198 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,520 At me because I'm so hungry. I didn't eat breakfast, you 199 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,480 know, I was just, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. 200 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,920 And I kid you not, if I could have. 201 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,760 Used my fingers. I would have pulled out my. 202 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,640 Phone and called my dad right then and there to come pick me 203 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,440 up. I would have. 204 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:00,800 I had no shame in it. And the saddest part of all is 205 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,800 we're out there for 810 hours, you know? 206 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,080 Forever. We didn't see a. 207 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,920 Thing, but we I didn't get to shoot a gun. 208 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,920 I mean, it was. A waste. 209 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,240 But I got what I wanted and and yet I remember. 210 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,240 Even so vividly, I kid you not. We're driving. 211 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:16,720 Out of there we get in his pickup truck. 212 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,280 And we drive past the. Field and there's like 6 deer in 213 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:24,240 there literally like. 6 deer and I look at them and of course 214 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,920 like the sun's going down now so we can't shoot and it's like 215 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,880 they just stared at me. And we're waving at me. 216 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:35,400 And I was like, this has been the most disappointing, the most 217 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,640 awful experience of my life and I've never gone. 218 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,320 Hunting again. Deer hunting that. 219 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,440 Is I, I haven't. And, and I remember getting home 220 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:47,280 and I was just kind of down and discouraged and, and my dad was 221 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,080 just like, you know. I I told you what to expect, I 222 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:55,760 told you what to. Expect and and and you see I 223 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,760 got. What I wanted, but not what I 224 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,240 expected. And in this passage we see 225 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,720 something. Similar going on. 226 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:07,760 They get what they want, they do, but it's not just that it 227 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,160 was a disappointment. It wasn't it, man, man, it was 228 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,000 just a waste. Of a couple days retrieving 229 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,840 quail. It was actually really 230 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,600 destructive. And I'm concerned that all of us 231 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,320 here today. Are in grave danger. 232 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,040 Of not listening to the. Warning of our Heavenly Father 233 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,320 that He placed here in this passage for us. 234 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:31,120 And so today I want us to look at exactly what's Happening in 235 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,760 in this historically recorded account for us. 236 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,120 And, and it's been really, if I could be honest, it's been 237 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,400 really. Convicting to me to. 238 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,400 Read and study this passage and to see how. 239 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:46,240 Often this situation pops up in our lives and it's more than we 240 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,760 might. Think so today. 241 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,160 I I never do sermon titles. Because I'm terrible at them. 242 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,040 I'm so bad. But today I've titled my sermon. 243 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,600 Drop the shovel. And hopefully. 244 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,360 That'll make sense to you as we go along, but drop the shovel 245 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:02,600 the. Other title if you're into. 246 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,200 Subtitles would be this. When you get what you. 247 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,200 Wanted but not what you needed. When you get what you wanted but 248 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,840 not what you needed. And the children of Israel they 249 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,760 got. What they wanted, but they lost 250 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,760 what they needed. And and so they wanted. 251 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,480 Quail and we'll see why that's an issue. 252 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:24,400 I hope that's on your mind. I hope you're saying why, Why? 253 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,960 What's, What's up with that? And so. 254 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,720 They got the quail. But it cost them seeing out 255 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:34,080 God's provision in their life. And so, you know, the children 256 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:38,400 of Israel and before we think, you know, before you think, 257 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,880 well, you know, they've been in the wilderness forever. 258 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:41,920 It makes sense that they would want. 259 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,640 Something different than mana. This is only two. 260 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,000 Years after the exodus from Egypt. 261 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,200 Only about two years, not not that long. 262 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:54,400 And this is only a couple chapters before ultimately, yes, 263 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,320 those 40 years. In the wilderness. 264 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:57,720 Began. I believe it's. 265 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,000 In chapter 13, whenever they go to explore. 266 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,880 What would be the promised land? And it's an important here to 267 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:09,800 note to explain. Where this all started, people 268 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,040 were consumed. We saw that in verse one through 269 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:13,000 3. They're consumed for their 270 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,880 complaining. Right, that this just. 271 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,560 Happened and then. Excuse me in verse 4. 272 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:23,320 We see this mixed multitude. I'll just read that verse again. 273 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,880 Chapter 11, Verse 4. It says and the mixed. 274 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,320 Multitude that was among them fell lusting, and the children 275 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,000 of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to 276 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,480 eat so it? Starts with this mixed 277 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,240 multitude. Now I don't, I don't want you to 278 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,200 to get. Misunderstand Misunderstand me 279 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:38,840 here. This mixed multitude would have 280 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,960 been people that came with them from Egypt or from other parts. 281 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,080 That were that were a part of Israel at this. 282 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,800 Point that were mixed in, but every man in this. 283 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,200 Story is responsible for their decision. 284 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,000 They were influenced by this mixed multitude. 285 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,400 But it's all of them that end up not. 286 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,000 All of Israel, but all of the ones that. 287 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,480 Go out and want. This thing and get this thing, 288 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,680 each man is responsible for that. 289 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,520 It's just noting and it began with this mixed multitude. 290 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,520 And so this group begins lusting after flesh, the Bible says. 291 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,560 And and like I said, it's, it's more than that. 292 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,160 And this attitude? Or consensus. 293 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,120 Begins to overtake the camp and you guys understand? 294 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,560 How things like that can? Happen. 295 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,800 You know, one person says something and then, Oh yeah, 296 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,200 that's a great idea. It's not a good idea. 297 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,120 And we're going to see. Why? 298 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,560 And So what? We'll circle back and continue 299 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,880 reading a little bit further, but but let's come back to 300 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:39,040 verses 31 and 30. 2 Just to get a picture here. 301 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,440 It was a long. Journey to get the quail here. 302 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,960 You know, we'll get more into it, but there's basically 2. 303 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,920 Interpretations with how they obtain the quail. 304 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,600 And I'm not. I can't be dogmatic. 305 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,440 About exactly what this looked like. 306 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:01,080 But if we can picture it, we know obviously from the text 307 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,840 that it says that. Then there went. 4 foot went 308 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,560 from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let 309 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:07,960 them fall by the camp, as it were. 310 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,960 A day's journey I I don't think it's saying here that there's a 311 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,320 day's journey worth of. Quail all around side the camp 312 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,400 from from the middle out. I think it's saying that it took 313 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:21,960 a day to get. To these quail. 314 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,440 And then from there there's there's twos lines of reasoning 315 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,560 here. A. 316 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,080 Is that either these? Quail were heaped up literally 317 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:38,440 in piles that are what does it say 2 cubits high and. 318 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,640 As where it is you run about the camp and as where? 319 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:41,760 Yeah, 2 cubits. High so that. 320 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,960 Would be about 3 feet. So so you can say that there's 321 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,480 piles 3 feet high in the. Circle of the outside of the 322 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,040 camp. Or the other line of thought 323 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:51,880 would be. That. 324 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,720 The wind and the Lord caused them to. 325 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,160 Fly 3 feet above the ground and then they. 326 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,000 Were caught from there. Either way, we're talking about 327 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,640 a lot. Of quail here a lot of quail. 328 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,440 And, and just to illustrate that, you know, the Lord sends 329 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,080 this wind. And another thing that's very 330 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:14,160 intriguing to me about this situation is that unlike the 331 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,440 manna, if we think of the manna, we don't know exactly what it 332 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:18,800 was. We know that the Lord. 333 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,120 Provided it. That was his intended provision 334 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,840 for the people of Israel, and he puts it in the middle of the 335 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,680 camp. And and they gathered it right? 336 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,120 Well, this. Unlike that they have to go a 337 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:32,400 day outside the camp on the other most and this is the same 338 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,920 spot. That these people were all just. 339 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,200 Burned up, it says on the. Uttermost parts of the camp. 340 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,640 And and and I think that can be an important distinction from 341 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,480 this. We also. 342 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,000 Know that the Tabernacle was set up in the middle of the camp. 343 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,520 That's where the cloud is. That's where the Lord. 344 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaks to his people. This is where the his. 345 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,640 Presence is in that cloud. And and so I would I, I think 346 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,440 that there's. Some red flags here. 347 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,720 That the Lord is is purposely. Giving them to say hey. 348 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,840 Any desire? Of yours that's taking you 349 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,160 farther from my presence. Is probably. 350 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,520 Not going to be beneficial to you. 351 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:12,440 And, and, and that's not my message, but, but I think that 352 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:16,280 that is a red flag. Any desire that that is whether 353 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,560 we're wanting it to or not, but it's causing us to, to get 354 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,280 farther away from the, from the presence of the Lord, that 355 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,880 that's, that's a dangerous desire. 356 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,599 And so they're willing. I mean, it's finding it amazing 357 00:17:27,599 --> 00:17:29,760 to me. The, the, the manna, It's just 358 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,120 right there. I mean, it's, they gather it up. 359 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:34,800 They they don't have to go far, but but for this flesh, they're 360 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,160 willing to go at great. Lengths. 361 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,240 They says they worked for the day and the night and the next 362 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,000 day. I mean, this is quite the 363 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,200 undertaking. They they go a day's distance to 364 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,160 gather it up. And I think it's really 365 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,080 important here that we understand they are gathering in 366 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,680 excess at this. Point not in necessity. 367 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:56,960 Just for context, the Israel knows the warning of God-given a 368 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,240 few verses before and we'll look. 369 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,160 At that here in a second but. Despite this, they don't gather 370 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,640 a little. I said this earlier, they don't 371 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:07,280 gather a little to mix it up. They gather 10 homers. 372 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,200 Now, if you know what a Homer is, it's the. 373 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,120 Equivalent to what would essentially. 374 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:15,800 Be most of our modern day bathtubs and that was the. 375 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:20,600 Least of them this is. 10. Bathtubs worth of of quail. 376 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:25,440 Like this is no small amount this, this was an undertaking 377 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:29,280 and and let me let me illustrate this way and you guys, you guys. 378 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:33,320 Probably understand this but just another illustration that 379 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,760 proves my lack of outdoorsmanship but. 380 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:42,200 I remember again in Kentucky and there's a guy in the church and 381 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,880 he was slaughtering pigs. He did that. 382 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,120 He's kind. Of a farmer and he tells me and 383 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:49,960 my dad hey why don't you come and help and then you get to. 384 00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:54,680 Keep a lot of this. And so my dad said OK, so we 385 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,280 show up on the scene and I remember the first thing that 386 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,320 hit me was my nose. It stunk. 387 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,360 And then the second. Thing we're walking to where 388 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:05,080 they were, you know? Cutting, chopping, or whatever. 389 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,360 You call it, I have no idea. I mean they just gave me a knife 390 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:08,920 and said here, cut. And I was like. 391 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,240 OK, but I remember walking by and on the. 392 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,880 Back of his pickup truck, like pulled up to his shed. 393 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,880 There's the pig's head and I'm like, this is not what I was 394 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,200 thinking. And so we we get. 395 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:22,600 There, and I'm not trying to be gross. 396 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,640 But I mean as you can imagine. Just slabs of of of. 397 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,480 Meat and and there's blood and there's intestine. 398 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,080 I mean, it's nasty. Work. 399 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,080 And and the idea here was when we were doing. 400 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,080 This it wasn't. Man, I'm I'm going to. 401 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,520 Cut all this pork so I can eat it for dinner, you know what I'm 402 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,800 saying? Like, like we, we. 403 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:45,360 Had an ulterior freezer for. This like we were gathering to 404 00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:50,040 store up and and and and I remember so. 405 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,960 Vividly, and I think this is an application here is. 406 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,920 We do it all and. We freeze it. 407 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,520 We. Store it and my mom. 408 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,840 Goes to make breakfast burritos and I love my mom's breakfast 409 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,120 burritos. Great with pork sausage. 410 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,440 And she goes. To make it. 411 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,960 And I remember taking a bite of it and all I could see was Mr. 412 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,440 Piggy. Mr. Piggy said. 413 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:16,080 Like that was the only thing that I could see and can I put 414 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:16,800 it this way? Air. 415 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,840 It was chewed between my teeth. I despised it, I really did. 416 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,120 I spit it out and I I kid you not, me and my dad that usually 417 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:27,800 can stomach food. OK, we couldn't eat it. 418 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:32,480 And so I just sat there and, and, and my point is here, I 419 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,320 think we understand this principle, but, but there's no 420 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:36,800 excuse. For them to say. 421 00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:38,960 Hey, I just I just want something a little. 422 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,320 Different. Maybe for dinner. 423 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,400 It's it's not that they're they're. 424 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,600 Dissatisfied wholly with with. God's provision. 425 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,440 They're not gathering dinner. They're stockpiling desire. 426 00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:53,120 That's what they're doing. And the problem was not that 427 00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:56,320 they didn't have enough. The problem was that enough was 428 00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:00,120 never enough. And God is using their misled 429 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:04,480 desires to expose their hearts. And so God allows. 430 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:09,960 Israel's desire to. Become their destruction and I 431 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,320 think sometimes that God allowing us to have an. 432 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,960 Abundance of what we are asking for is often more detrimental 433 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,320 than beneficial. You say, well, what do you mean? 434 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:21,320 We have to understand that not every. 435 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,640 Desire, no matter what it looks like on the surface, is 436 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,960 something that would ultimately be good for us. 437 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,640 And I on the surface, I think we look at this passage and you 438 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,920 say, well, it's harsh, man. They just, they just wanted 439 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:32,640 some. Quail. 440 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,280 That's pretty harsh. We. 441 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,040 We don't know what the. Plague exactly looks. 442 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,680 Like, we know a lot of people died and you say, well, that's 443 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,920 really harsh, but it's much deeper than that. 444 00:21:42,120 --> 00:21:45,080 And we do the same line of process that that they would 445 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,760 have done with their desires. And we wonder why things are the 446 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,280 way they are and forget that sometimes the. 447 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,800 Things we want most, whether good or bad. 448 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:57,760 Can. Undermine God's plan for our 449 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,440 lives. And for example, just as an 450 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,720 example, think of. Like a lazy. 451 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,040 Person. How are they punished? 452 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:06,880 Often by an abundance. Of ease. 453 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,720 Think of the proud how are they often punished in the sense that 454 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,640 that their. Success in flattery. 455 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,440 Is it? It becomes its own punishment. 456 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,920 Why? Because the truth is that often 457 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,720 our desires when given. Cause us never to grow. 458 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,280 And and it's not here that God is judging them because he 459 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,080 didn't want them to eat quail. It's more than that. 460 00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:30,400 And you're probably asking this. OK, you've you've, you said that 461 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:31,400 enough. We understand. 462 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,200 It's not just that they want. To quail what's going on. 463 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,240 And I would say the answer is this. 464 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:40,480 Simply put, Israel was out of Egypt long before Egypt was out 465 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,400 of Israel. That's the issue. 466 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,640 Let's let's go back. All right, so we go back. 467 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:51,120 Let's let's read verse 5 of Chapter 11 and we'll come back 468 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:54,520 later and read verse 6 as well. Well, let's get the context. 469 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,600 Verse four and the mixed. Multitude that was among them, 470 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,240 fellow. Us and the children of Israel 471 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,480 also wept again and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 472 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,600 We remember the fish. Which we did in Egypt freely. 473 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,960 The cucumbers. And the melons and the leeks. 474 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:16,680 And the onions and the garlic. And if we, if we look, if we 475 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,400 look down. Further into let's read verse. 476 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:25,560 Let's go down to verse. 18 Now this is God. 477 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaking to. Moses and commanding him to. 478 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,520 Repeat what he's. Saying, And this is what he 479 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,080 says, and say now unto the people. 480 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,760 Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow. 481 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,040 And ye shall eat flesh. For ye have. 482 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,760 Wept in the ears of the Lord, saying. 483 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:48,160 Whom shall give us flesh to eat? For it was well with us in 484 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,320 Egypt. Therefore the Lord will give you 485 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,880 flesh. And ye shall eat, ye shall not 486 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,240 one day, nor 2. Days nor five days. 487 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,760 Neither 10 days nor 20 days. But even a whole month? 488 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,200 Until it come out of your nostrils, and it be loathsome 489 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,280 unto you, because that ye have despised. 490 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:10,560 The Lord which is. Among you and have wept before. 491 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:15,680 Him saying why can we? Forth out of Egypt. 492 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,400 So. So let's get this very clear 493 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,840 here. It's not just that they wanted 494 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:24,040 meat. It's not just that they wanted 495 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:27,000 variety. It's that their desires cause 496 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,640 them to despise. The Lord. 497 00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:33,880 And it's, it's, it's, it is as though that they had been 498 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,040 delivered out of Egypt, but Egypt. 499 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,400 Was not out of them. And God had heard their cry. 500 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,600 He had taken them out of Egypt. I mean, do we not remember 501 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,440 whenever they're going out and they're crying against Egypt, 502 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,480 they're crying. Against Pharaoh, they want out. 503 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:52,240 And yet here, two years later, not that far removed, they're 504 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,440 saying. Yes, Lord, you delivered me. 505 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,240 But we want to go back. That's basically what they're 506 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,680 saying. And you say, OK, so I see what's 507 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:06,320 happening there. Well, I want to show you a a New 508 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,720 Testament. Example and and you don't. 509 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,840 You don't have to turn there. But in in John. 510 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:16,840 Chapter 6, John Chapter 6 the Lord actually brings up. 511 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,800 The manna that he sent. From heaven. 512 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,760 And I find it very. Interesting what goes on here. 513 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,480 This is hundreds of years. Later. 514 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,520 And Jesus brings up the man, and that was provided, and he makes 515 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:33,520 this statement. I. 516 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,520 Am the bread of life. So he's talking to the Jews, he 517 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:38,440 says. I am the bread. 518 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,720 Of life. And let's see how the Jews now 519 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,840 respond. To God's provision. 520 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:49,360 Let's see what's going on. Verse 41 and. 42 So Jesus just. 521 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:52,640 Just made that claim and the Jews then murmured at him 522 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:53,520 because. He said. 523 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,160 I am the bread which. Came down from heaven. 524 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:01,280 And they said is not this. Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose 525 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,320 father and mother we know. How is it then that? 526 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,760 He say if I came down from heaven. 527 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,600 And and then of course, you just respond she. 528 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:15,240 Just therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among 529 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,920 yourself. They're still struggling with 530 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,160 the murmuring. Aren't they they're they're 531 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,880 still. Struggling with the complaining. 532 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,440 And, and, and it's amazing that they haven't learned their 533 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,440 lesson. I would say that we're. 534 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:33,640 Seeing here a pattern first. The Jews and and numbers 11 they 535 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:37,520 desired that was what was a. Strongly associated with Egypt. 536 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,760 That's what they want. A place of bondage. 537 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,800 They're saying God, your provision is not enough. 538 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:50,080 And then in in John chapter 6, we just read, they said, Jesus, 539 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,360 we understand what you're saying, but, but, but look at 540 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:55,120 where you're from. Look, look at who you are. 541 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:56,960 We, we don't. Believe that that you're. 542 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,240 Enough and we're talking about the bread of life. 543 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,160 Now we're talking about Jesus. Christ, the Son of God. 544 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,400 And they say Jesus. We don't think you're enough. 545 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,520 We, we don't, we don't want your provision. 546 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:16,160 And, and, and they're still desiring what they wanted and 547 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,080 not what God wanted. And I would say today that we do 548 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,840 the same thing. We've been saved from. 549 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,200 Bondage. And yet we want what the world 550 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:28,680 has to offer and we're basically what we're doing is we're 551 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,120 desiring things. That are associated with. 552 00:27:31,120 --> 00:27:36,880 Bondage and we want wealth and rank and comfort, things that 553 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,240 which I'm not saying are evil, they're not bad things, but I 554 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,320 would say this, when we want those things more than God's 555 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,240 provision, then it puts us in a place where we literally. 556 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,400 Begin to despise the Lord. And it hinders us accomplishing 557 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,080 something for. His name's sake. 558 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:56,760 I'm worried today that all of us, myself included, myself 559 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:01,240 especially, we're being. Smitten with a plague of our own 560 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:04,560 making and it's indifference. Towards the things of God. 561 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,240 Driven by the desires of. Our own flesh. 562 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,400 And I'm worried that many of us may be out of. 563 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,600 The world, so to speak, God saved us. 564 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,040 But but the world. 'S not out of us. 565 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,080 And that leads us to verse 34 and 35. 566 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,000 And I'm telling you when, when we there, there's a clear. 567 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:30,720 Path that's being followed here. There's a clear path and I would 568 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:34,760 say that is this to. Cater to the flesh is to 569 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,880 impoverish the spirit. That's what we're getting at, 570 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,600 that they're feeding themselves what they want. 571 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,920 And, and, and I'm worried what's happening when we do this and 572 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:47,320 I'm I, I'm going to take you. One last time earlier in the 573 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,440 chapter to read one more verse from this chapter. 574 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,720 Verse #6. Right after they're talking 575 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:53,840 about. Egypt and the things they 576 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:55,040 remembered. They. 577 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,400 I mean, they admit it on the surface. 578 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,000 But now our. Soul is dried away. 579 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,400 There is nothing at all besides this manna. 580 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:06,120 This manna. This lowly manna, there's 581 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,000 nothing before us but God's provision there's. 582 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:14,960 Nothing at all beside this. Manna before our eyes and you 583 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,560 know what it says in Psalms one O 615 I'll just. 584 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,040 Turn there. I won't have you go there. 585 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,360 And it says and he gave them their. 586 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:28,400 Request but sent leanness unto their soul. 587 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:34,080 What a dreadful. Statement to me, basically you. 588 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:38,040 Know what I'm saying? They got what they wanted, but 589 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,160 they lost what they needed. Sure, they satisfied their 590 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:42,640 flesh. But they didn't heed the 591 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,040 warnings that that that they were given. 592 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,600 Did the Lord not say exactly what was going to happen? 593 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:49,960 He said it's going to be loathsome. 594 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,920 He said this is a product of your despising of me. 595 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:57,200 And yet they don't heed that and they go after these things. 596 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,880 And I don't know about you, but I don't want to fill my life up 597 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:01,440 with all these things that are going to. 598 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,480 Dry up on the outside. And and we. 599 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,360 Realized that we contracted, if you will, spiritual disease. 600 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:13,440 And it's the spiritual disease of leanness in our soul. 601 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:18,080 And not because I don't want you to understand. 602 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,000 I mean, this is this is the, we're talking about the children 603 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,720 of Israel, you know, the people of God and, and. 604 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:28,080 God has saved us. And yet sometimes we've done so. 605 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,960 Little of eternal value even after he saved us that we're 606 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:37,400 left with a lean soul. And I was reading a little bit 607 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,360 about this. Passage and an author wrote. 608 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,520 He made this statement we. Ever excuse ourselves for 609 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:49,280 wanting because what we want is not forbidden but only denied. 610 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,720 And this is this is the. Application. 611 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:56,160 I think that's here. Today is that so often we let 612 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,440 our desires. Control us and we. 613 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,560 Excuse them by saying, well, they're not explicitly. 614 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,920 Prohibited. I mean, that's what they're 615 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,720 saying. They weren't explicitly. 616 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,680 Prohibited or forbidden from having. 617 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:08,680 Quail. At least I don't. 618 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:14,640 I don't find that and and yet what happens is if if we can. 619 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,040 Follow this path of reasoning. We'll say something like. 620 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:20,840 This there's no harm in pursuing wealth or being rich. 621 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:27,360 And so so we do that and then we excuse our covetousness and end 622 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:28,880 up withholding our money from God. 623 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,360 Do do you see this line of reasoning? 624 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:34,080 That's happening here. We we, we say, well, we want to 625 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,440 move up in our job. We want to, we want to go. 626 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,040 Places we want to. Be a go getter and that's good. 627 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:42,280 Nothing wrong with that, but then we say well, since I want. 628 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,840 To do that. And that's a good desire, man. 629 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,040 There's nothing wrong with cheating and lying my way to the 630 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,280 top. You see what I'm saying? 631 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,080 And, and, and, and we, we take that on and on and we might say 632 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,520 something like this. Well, it's good to be. 633 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:02,040 Prepared, so it's fine to worry. You see what I'm saying? 634 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:08,040 We often let our natural desires undermine what God's trying to 635 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:11,120 accomplish in our life, and we don't even notice it because we 636 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:12,960 disguise. Them and we fit. 637 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,600 Them and we tuck them under these desires so-called, that we 638 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,360 think are good, that we think are fine. 639 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,080 We might even do this. We desire to be more like. 640 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,600 Christ. And so we find no shame in 641 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,360 talking. Poorly about those that we feel 642 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:34,800 aren't as close to him. We we might say, well, I desire 643 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,720 to have more. Family time and so we forgo 644 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:42,040 church or outreach. We say, well, I I desire more 645 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:44,160 social standing, so I'm not going. 646 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:49,240 To tell my coworker about Jesus. And and it's all these things 647 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:53,000 that are wrapped up in this wrapper of our own making that. 648 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,640 We so-called desire. And and and, friend, can I tell 649 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:02,320 you that just because God has not explicitly prohibited. 650 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,000 Something. Does not mean that it's 651 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,760 tantamount to actual. Allowance on the part of God. 652 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,680 And too often we say, well, God, you don't understand. 653 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,240 God didn't say no, so it must be fine. 654 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:15,880 And then we complain when it doesn't go the. 655 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:20,560 Way that we thought it would. And God wants us to have 656 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:23,480 prudence and say, where does this decision? 657 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,800 Take me. If I'm going to follow the 658 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:29,640 natural steps of my. Desire. 659 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,800 Where does that put me? Because I, I would contend with 660 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:36,680 this, is it going to draw you closer to being appreciative of 661 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,120 his provision or is it going to cause you to go around it? 662 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:42,840 Because if we're doing things, that is. 663 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:47,080 Going around God's provision. Then it's going to be dangerous 664 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:51,240 and and friend, can I tell you that many a Christian has dug 665 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:54,560 his own graves? And the graves of others with 666 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:58,000 the shovel of desire. Do you all know? 667 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:04,280 What to the word kibraf Hadava means means this? 668 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:10,840 The graves of desire. And and I I understand we're 669 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,080 not. Physically dead here. 670 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:15,000 Tonight, but many of. Us are spiritually. 671 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,440 And I don't want my. Tombstone to. 672 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,679 Bear the inscription here lies. Nathaniel Johnson. 673 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,920 He got what he wanted. But he lost what he. 674 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:29,679 Needed and the saddest. Part of me is. 675 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,960 When people don't allow God to. Take control of our lives. 676 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,040 How many? People's spiritual lives. 677 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,280 Do you think? We're ultimately throwing in the 678 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,400 dumpster if I if I can put. It this way, an application 679 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:43,760 point that has been on my mind is if I don't do what? 680 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,320 God's wanted. And I and I care more about what 681 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,239 I want and, and I don't go to Spain. 682 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:51,280 How many people? Over there. 683 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:55,159 Are dying in their sins. Basically with a shovel of my 684 00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:56,239 own making. Why? 685 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:57,680 Because I said I'm not willing to go. 686 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,000 How many church? Planners have gone here and done 687 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,040 the same thing. They wanted what they wanted. 688 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,440 More. And so they gave. 689 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,000 Up and and and how many times has? 690 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,200 We as Christians because. We're not the witness, we're not 691 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:12,440 the person we got to be with, and I'm not trying to be trite 692 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:13,640 or. Or anything like that. 693 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:16,040 But but really, what we're doing is we're digging other people's 694 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:17,720 graves. Because if we don't tell them, 695 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:21,440 then who will if listen if we don't talk about the bread of 696 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:25,120 life and give them the bread? Of life like God instructs us to 697 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:27,080 do. Then who will? 698 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:31,760 And I don't want there to be a graveyard of my making because, 699 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,240 friend, there's a world out there that needs us to get on. 700 00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:37,000 Board with God's plan for our lives. 701 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,880 And that can't start. Till we get our desires. 702 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,680 In check and in conclusion, I just want us all to go. 703 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:46,440 To the Lord today. And ask ourselves. 704 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:54,080 If God could name this church here today, what would he call 705 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,520 it? I'm being honest. 706 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,200 What would he call it? I know this, that I don't want 707 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,640 to go and start a church. That he would call Kibrath 708 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:06,360 Hadava the graves of desire. I want a church. 709 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,480 That that's not spiritually dead. 710 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,080 And I think that takes us all coming to the. 711 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,440 Lord and saying Lord, I'll drop the shovel. 712 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,200 Lord, I'll give up my desires. Why? 713 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:21,280 Because I don't want to miss out on your provisions, Warren 714 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,120 Weirsberry said. You can have all you. 715 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:24,920 Want and still not want what you? 716 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,720 Have and if the bread of life. Let me ask your friend if the 717 00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:33,640 bread of life isn't good enough. For us, we're in grave danger of 718 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:38,400 having souls full of leanness. Sure, we might eventually get 719 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,520 what we want from the world's perspective. 720 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,400 Or or whatever it is that we desire. 721 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:46,560 But we'll get to the point where our desires no longer satisfy 722 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,120 us. It says Air. 723 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:52,160 While it was in their mouths. And we'll get to the point where 724 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:53,440 it no longer. Satisfies us. 725 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:57,000 It just buries us. And I want everyone here to see 726 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,840 the provision of God in our. Life as we diligently serve him, 727 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,080 the Israelites. Found out that no amount of. 728 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,960 Quail was lose worth. Losing out on the. 729 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:11,040 Blessings of God, so remember. Craving what God is withholding. 730 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:14,440 Will make you despise what he is providing. 731 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,840 Thank you for listening to the sermon from the pulpit of 732 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,760 Liberty Baptist Church. If this message was a blessing 733 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,240 to you, or if there's any way we can serve you, please let us 734 00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:28,840 know by contacting us at info@mylibertybaptist.org. 735 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:33,680 Or you can visit us this Sunday at 800 Washington St. in Easton, 736 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,480 MA. May the Lord bless you as you 737 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:37,680 grow in His Word.