Please read Exodus 6:5-7, the Israelites were slaves, they had to work, work, work and they were complaining, which is understandable. God lead His people out of Egypt, out of slavery but even on the journey, they were complaining. Continue to read, Exodus 14:10-14, “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 15:22-25, 3 days later, grumbling again because they were thirsty but God changed the water so that it was fit to drink. One and a half months later, the whole community grumbling again, due to lack of food, wishing to go back to slavery for it. Exodus 16 The Lord rained down bread from heaven and there was a test.

Do we follow instructions? v22 On the sixth day, gather twice as much v23 “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord…'” v28 “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions?…” v30 “So the people rested on the seventh day.”

Exodus 17 The people quarrelled later again about no water.

I believe there are 3 morals in all this: 1. We have enslaved ourselves to our work. 2. We need a day of rest. 3. We need to stop complaining, grumbling, quarrelling and pray and trust God in all things.

Hebrews 4:9-11 “There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.