“Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?”
The complaint continues: "Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out and torrents overflowed, can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?'" The paradox is stark: Israel acknowledges what God has done (the water from rock) while simultaneously expressing doubt that God can do what God had already done repeatedly (provide food). The complaint reveals a perverse ingratitude and a short memory of divine provision.
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