19. They spoke against God!"Can God set a dinner table in the wilderness?" they asked.
20. "True, God struck the rockand water gushed and streams flowed,but can he give bread too?Can he provide meat for his people?"
21. When the Lord heard this, he became furious.A fire was ignited against Jacob;wrath also burned against Israel
22. because they had no faith in God,because they didn’t trust his saving power.
23. God gave orders to the skies above,opened heaven’s doors,
24. and rained manna on them so they could eat.He gave them the very grain of heaven!
25. Each person ate the bread of the powerful ones;God sent provisions to satisfy them.
26. God set the east wind moving across the skiesand drove the south wind by his strength.
27. He rained meat on them as if it were dust in the air;he rained as many birds as the sand on the seashore!
28. God brought the birds down in the center of their camp,all around their dwellings.