Bible Study Leftover
This week we looked at the readings for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary time, B Cycle, Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15, Psalm 78:3-4, Ephesians 4:17, 20-24, and John 6: 24-35. The passage from Exodus relates how God sent manna and quail in the desert to satisfy the hungry and grumbling Israelites. I came across a reference, which we didn’t address during our meeting, to something in the Psalm which seems to harken to a follow-up by God to the provision of the quail. Verses 29-31
29 They ate and were well filled; he gave them what they had craved.
30 But while they still wanted more, and the food was still in their mouths,
31 God’s anger attacked them, killed their best warriors, laid low the youth of Israel.
indicate that God carried out some kind of retribution, perhaps involving the quail that was eaten, that I look forward to learning more about. I saw a note in one of the commentaries I looked at in preparation for our meeting that those affected were poisoned. I’ll have to be alert to encountering additonal material shedding more light on this peculiar episode.
