From Elim, God had Moses lead the children of Israel into the Wilderness of Sin. It was not pleasant, and the true nature and character of the people erupted. The bellyaching and grumbling about the Wilderness and the lack of food escalated. The people put down Moses and God also by swearing their oaths by His name. It would seem that God would have been so upset with their responses that He would have yelled from Heaven, sin, sin, sin! Bad. bad, bad! Get it, you are a sinful bunch! But instead, He just said, are you ready to listen ("Behold"). This is what I will do in response to your rebellious unbelief. "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And, so, He did. They were His people.
When the angels announced the birth of Jesus, they used the word "behold". 'World, are you ready to listen? God is so loving that He is sending His Son'. The apostles Paul and John put it these ways:
- "where sin abounded that grace did much more abound" (Romans 5:21).
- "see what marvelous love the Father has given to us, that we might be called the sons of God (John3:21)
May we learn the lesson of the wilderness of sin. That is who we are. But thank God He loves to the point of providing for us no matter what through Jesus. It is truly a marvelous love!
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