Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 11:20

20 But even a whole month, untill it come out at your nostrils , and it be loathsome unto you , because ye have despised the LORD , which is among you , and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt ?

Which meat loathed and violently vomited up frequently doth.

Being glutted with the abundance of it. Thus God destroyes them by granting their desires, and turnes even their blessings into curses: whilest he deals much more favourably with Moses, though he also fell into the same sin with the people, i. e. impatience and murmuring. But God will make a great difference between persons and persons, and between Moses his sins of infirmity and the peoples presumptuous and oft repeated provocations.

(i. e.) You have lightly esteemed his bounty and manifold blessings in Manna and other things, and have preserred the leeks, onions, &c. of Egypt before them all: you have sleighted and distrusted his promises and providence after so long and large experience of it.

Who is present and resident with you to observe all your carriages and to punish your offences. This is added as a great aggravation of the crime, to sin in the presence of the Judge.

Why did God do us such an injury? why did we so foolishly follow and obey him in coming forth?

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] dayes.