Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when Israel departed, because dread of the Israelites had fallen upon the Egyptians. Their gladness followed the plagues, for they feared the people whose God had brought judgment upon Egypt and they wanted Israel to leave.
The departure brought Israel out of Egypt and into the wilderness where a flesh diet was unavailable, and there God gave them the bread of heaven to bring them back to simple fruits, vegetables, and grains and to educate and discipline and train them into correct habits. His purpose was to establish them as a pure, holy, happy people with no feeble one in all their tribes, taking away all sickness from among them, so that even in physical appearance after their long journey they would bear the divine credentials. Flesh was withheld because it was not essential for health and because flesh-eating harms the human system, and it was given only when they mourned and wept and murmured for it until He was angry and let them have the very diet He had withheld.
As part of the psalm, the verse helps show why God's people should appreciate His goodness, mercy, and love. As part of the account of Israel's experience in the Exodus, it serves as a warning and lesson for God's people in the last days and calls for careful study. It is to be appropriated to personal experience to strengthen trust in God, taking its words at face value without distrust so that faith is increased and not diminished. It calls for holding to the One promised to be strength and front guard and rearward rather than trusting in man or the arm of flesh, for thanking the Lord for His Word as a stronghold and praising Him for His goodness and wonderful works, and for looking on the bright side with courage and speaking faith without letting perplexities, clouds, and trials quench faith.
Egypt was glad when Israel departed, because dread of the Israelites had fallen upon the Egyptians. Their gladness followed the plagues, for they feared the people whose God had brought judgment upon Egypt and they wanted Israel to leave.
The departure brought Israel out of Egypt and into the wilderness where a flesh diet was unavailable, and there God gave them the bread of heaven to bring them back to simple fruits, vegetables, and grains and to educate and discipline and train them into correct habits. His purpose was to establish them as a pure, holy, happy people with no feeble one in all their tribes, taking away all sickness from among them, so that even in physical appearance after their long journey they would bear the divine credentials. Flesh was withheld because it was not essential for health and because flesh-eating harms the human system, and it was given only when they mourned and wept and murmured for it until He was angry and let them have the very diet He had withheld.
As part of the psalm, the verse helps show why God's people should appreciate His goodness, mercy, and love. As part of the account of Israel's experience in the Exodus, it serves as a warning and lesson for God's people in the last days and calls for careful study. It is to be appropriated to personal experience to strengthen trust in God, taking its words at face value without distrust so that faith is increased and not diminished. It calls for holding to the One promised to be strength and front guard and rearward rather than trusting in man or the arm of flesh, for thanking the Lord for His Word as a stronghold and praising Him for His goodness and wonderful works, and for looking on the bright side with courage and speaking faith without letting perplexities, clouds, and trials quench faith.