And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
The people had blamed Moses and Aaron for leading them into the wilderness; Moses answers that God will openly prove He, not His ministers, brought them out. This proof comes in the quails tonight and the manna tomorrow. Yet even in this mercy, God means to shame them for their wicked rebellion and impiety, not to flatter their pride.
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They had bread for a month, and when it ran out, despair set in at once, as if the God who parted the Red Sea could not feed them in the desert. They charge Moses with malice when he acted by God's command for their good. The best actions get the worst colors put upon them, and people wish themselves back in bondage rather than trust the invisible hand that saved them.
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Commenting on Exodus 16:1-12
They knew they had been brought out, yet credited it to Moses and Aaron instead of the Lord. At evening, the quails would come and prove it was God's work, not theirs, and that He had not brought them out to starve as they complained.
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