9. The men from Ephraim had their weapons, but they ran from the battle.
10. They did not keep their agreement with God. They refused to obey his teachings.
11. They forgot the great things he had done and the amazing things he had shown them.
12. While their ancestors watched, he showed his great power at Zoan in Egypt.
13. He split the Red Sea and led the people across. The water stood like a solid wall on both sides of them.
14. Each day God led them with the tall cloud, and each night he led them with the light from the column of fire.
15. He split the rocks in the desert and gave them an ocean of fresh water.
16. He brought a stream of water out of the rock and made it flow like a river!
17. But they continued sinning against him. They rebelled against God Most High in the desert.
18. Then they decided to test God by telling him to give them the food they wanted.
19. They complained about him and said, “Can God give us food in the desert?