What happensPermalink
Israel complains about their condition. God gives Moses seventy elders to help. God gives the people quail to eat, but they are greedy, so He also sends a plague.
Why it mattersPermalink
God honors both Israel’s and Moses’s requests for help: He sends quail and elders. But while Moses does as he’s told, the people’s greed is punished.
Key versePermalink
Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat!”