One of the great puzzles of the story of the Exodus is that the Israelites complained bitterly to Moses that they had no food (Exodus 16:3), yet they had rich herds of cattle.
Answer
Because, the cattle and sheep is reserved for offerings for the LORD. Exodus 20:24, 29:11-17
Answer:
God gave them manna in order to teach certain lessons (Deuteronomy ch.8). In order to at least partially unravel the riddle of their complaints, see this link:
http://Judaism.answers.com/kosher/the-complaints-in-the-wilderness-and-the-golden-calf
God provided manna, a type of bread from heaven, to feed the children of Israel during their time in the wilderness. They gathered manna daily except on the Sabbath. God also provided quail for meat to eat.
God fed the childen of Israel when they were in the wilderness with 'Manna':-Exo 16:14-15 MKJV And when the layer of dew had gone up, behold, there was a small round thing upon the face of the wilderness, small as the hoar-frost upon the ground. (v.15) And when the sons of Israel saw, they said each one to his brother, What is that? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat.
(The word Manna means "What is it?")
One of the great puzzles of the story of the Exodus is that the Israelites complained bitterly to Moses that they had no food (Exodus 16:3), yet they had rich herds of cattle. According to the Bible, the animals were not all reserved for sacrifices because of strict laws as to what animals could be sacrificed and, in any case, the people partook of the sacrificial meat after completion of the rituals.
Forty years (Exodus ch.16) minus thirty days (Rashi commentary, ibid).
God provided manna for them (Exodus ch.16).
Israelites Hebrews Children of God
"The church in the wilderness" refers to the concept of the Israelites as the chosen people of God during their time wandering in the desert after fleeing slavery in Egypt. It represents their journey toward the Promised Land and their faithfulness to God despite challenges and hardships.
In the Old Testament, God did not divorce Israel but rather criticized Israel for its unfaithfulness and idolatry. While there are references to God's relationship with Israel being broken due to their sinfulness, the concept of a formal divorce is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible.
According to the Bible, God provided manna to feed the Israelites during their time in the wilderness for 40 years. They were instructed to gather a daily portion, and on the sixth day, they were to collect enough for two days due to the Sabbath.
God sent a thunderstorm during the wheat harvest as a sign that he did not approve of Israel's request for a king. This storm was a display of God's power and displeasure with their desire to have a king like the other nations.
Wilderness, not desert. They received the Torah from God, built the Mishkan (tabernacle), appointed judges. A foreigner named Bil'am (Balaam) tried to curse them but was frustrated by God in his plans.
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children of israel
Children of Israel.
He was the greatest of God's prophets (Numbers ch.12, Deuteronomy ch.34). He was God's dedicated emissary in announcing the Plagues, in bringing the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery, in leading them in the wilderness, and in giving them God's Torah. See also:More about Moses
40 years of wandering in the wilderness far from established habitats
To remind them and their posterity of his faithfulness
Moses was chosen by God to lead the children of Israel out of bondage in Egypt. After they had left and crossed the Red Sea they traveled to Mount Sinai. Then God told Moses to come up the Mount alone and there God gave Moses the Ten Commandments written on two stone tablets to take down to the children of Israel. The children of Israel was the Hebrew people (Exodus, chapters 3-32).
It means that the Jews left EgyptThat means that "Israel" is God's chosen, and Egypt is the place where God led his people from. So God's children was led out of the place of bondage.
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Prophet MOSES ( PBUH)
After God confronted Balaam the first time giving him direction to speak only what God told him to say, Balaam knew that God told him not to try to curse the children of Israel, yet Balaam continued to go with Balak to seven different mountains, each one higher than the last mountain to try and curse the Israelites, and each time God made the enemy Balaam speak God's blessings with his tongue over Jacob's seed. After Balak saw that he could not curse the children of Jehovah Elohim( the Israelites ), he-Balak commanded Balaam to neither bless the children of Israel not curse them at all, but God is God and has the last say about it all, and Balaam set his face toward the wilderness and left