Numbers 11:4-6 (ESV Strong's)
Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.”
Subject: Sin - Why we crave it!!
In the above passage we read about the cravings the nation of Israel had as they were led out of Egypt and into the promise land. This is a great example of how you can take the man out of Egypt (a picture of a place of sin and bondage) but you can't take Egypt out of the man. This is a great picture of the nature of man. The Hebrew word in the passage, "craving" is a word that means "longing" or "lust.". This was a strong desire in the nature of man. When you see all the blessings God has given the nation of Israel, up to this point, you would think that they would overflow in praise. Yet, we can be saved out of sin, but we have yet to be saved from the presence of sin in our lives. They craved what they had in bondage, even though in bondage they cried out to God. It is only through the Spirit of God and faith in the Son of God that we have freedom from this bondage. This is why we have cry out to God for strength in the Spirit every day. These former cravings will haunt us and hunt us. Satan uses them to stop us from pursuing God. It is only in faithful obedience that we can defeat the nature in us, with the God who fights for us.
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