Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
Sanctify
Ye have wept
It was well
Bible References
Sanctify
Genesis 35:2
So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments;
Exodus 19:10
The Lord also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments;
Joshua 7:13
Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus the Lord, the God of Israel, has said, “There are things under the ban in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you have removed the things under the ban from your midst.”
Ye have wept
Numbers 11:1
Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
Exodus 16:3
The sons of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Judges 21:2 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
It was well
Numbers 11:4
The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
Numbers 14:2
All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
Acts 7:39
Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,