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 family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
Exodus 19:10
And the Lord told Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
Joshua 7:13
“Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are things that are set apart among you, Israel. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart.
Ye have wept
Numbers 11:1
Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, His anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
Exodus 16:3
The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to make this whole assembly die of hunger!”
Judges 21:2
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,
It was well
Numbers 11:4
Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Numbers 14:2
All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!
Acts 7:39
Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him away, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.