Do Not Murmur; Do Not Complain

Do Not Murmur; Do Not Complain! Our Heavenly Father does not tolerate whining and complaining. He detests murmuring and complaining in general and especially when it is specifically against your boss, spouse, or sibling. In Exodus 15 and 16, the complaining is aimed at Moses, their boss.

Exodus 15:22. So Moses brought Israel from the Reed Sea and they went out into the wilderness of Shur and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. 24. And the people murmured against Moses saying, “What will we drink?” 25. And he cried to the LORD*, and the LORD* showed him a tree and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. He made a statute and an ordinance there for them and there he proved to them 26. and said, “If you will diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD* your God and will do that which is right in His sight and will give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I shall put none of these diseases upon you that I have brought upon the Egyptians, for I AM the LORD* Who heals you.”

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.