Jo’s Place

​ The Lord Sends Quail In the Book of Numbers, Chapter 11: verses 31–35, we learn that… …the Lord sent a wind, which brought quail from the sea, and let them fall all around Israel’s camp.  For miles, in every direction, there were quail flying, about three feet above the ground.  So, the people went out, and caught quail, all that day, and throughout the night, and all the next day, too.  No one gathered less than fifty bushels!  They spread the quail all around the camp, to dry.  But, while they were gorging themselves, on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the Lord blazed against the people, and he struck them, with a severe plague.  So, that place was called Kibroth-hat-ta-avah (which means “graves of gluttony”) …because there, they buried the people, who had craved meat, from Egypt.  From Kibroth-hat-ta-avah, the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time.  Why did the Lord keep the Israelites at Ha...

Israel’s Wilderness Detour When Pharaoh finally let the people go… God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory… even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land.  God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”  So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.  Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle.  Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear to do this.  He said, “God will certainly come to help you.  When He does, you must take my bones with you from this place.”  The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.  The Lord went ahead of them.  He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and    He provided light at night with a pillar of fire.  This allowed them to travel by day or by night....