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اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 78:19
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Yea: Exodus 16:8-10, Numbers 21:5, 2 Chronicles 32:19, Job 34:37, Romans 9:20, Revelation 13:6
Can God: Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:13
furnish: Heb. order
Reciprocal: Exodus 15:24 - What Leviticus 25:20 - General 2 Kings 7:2 - if the Lord Psalms 78:41 - limited Matthew 14:17 - General Mark 8:4 - From Luke 9:12 - for John 6:9 - but John 11:21 - if John 11:37 - Could
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Yea, they spoke against God,.... Not only thought ill of him, and tempted him in their hearts, but they expressed with their mouths what was in their hearts, and spoke against him, his power, and his providence, in plain words, though he had been so good and gracious to them, and had done such wonderful things for them: they said,
can God furnish a table in the wilderness? these are the words which they spoke against him, and by which they tempted him, questioning his power and his goodness, and expressing their dissatisfaction with their present and daily allowance; they were not content with the manna they had every day, but they wanted to have a table ordered and spread with all kind of dainties. The sense of the question is, can the Lord do this for us? give us a plentiful table in the wilderness, as well as drop the manna about our tents? if he can, why does not he? if he does not, it must be either for want in himself, or want of good will to us; and thus tried and tempted the Lord.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yea, they spake against God - That is, in the manner which is immediately specified - by calling in question his power, or his ability to provide for them in the wilderness. See Numbers 11:4.
They said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? - In the desert. The word rendered “furnish” is in the margin “order.” It means to arrange; to set in order; and here to arrange and provide for, as at a feast. The precise words used by the complaining Hebrews are not quoted here, but the substance of what they said is retained. The idea is, that what they spake was “equivalent” to saying that God could not prepare a table for them; that is, provide for them, in the desert.
