The Ingratitude Nature of Man
Have man being ever grateful to his maker? Has man being ever satisfied with God's blessings?
The wondrous signs and wonders performed by God in ensuring the children of Israel gets to the promise land marvels me but at the same time shocked by the response of the Israelite to God, lets see some of the wonders wrought by God:
Exo 7:9-12 ( the rod turning to serpent and turning of the water bodies to blood )
KJV:And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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KJV:When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
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KJV:And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
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KJV:Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
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KJV:For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
KJV:Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
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KJV:And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
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KJV:And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
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KJV:And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
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KJV:And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.
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KJV:And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
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KJV:And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
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KJV:And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.
Exo 8:1-14
KJV:And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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KJV:And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
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KJV:And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
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KJV:And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
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KJV:And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
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KJV:Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.
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KJV:And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
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KJV:And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.
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KJV:And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
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KJV:And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
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KJV:And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
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KJV:And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
Exo 8:16-19
KJV:And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
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KJV:Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
Exo 8:20-24
KJV:And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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KJV:Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
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KJV:And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
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KJV:And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
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KJV:And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
Exo 9:1-6
KJV:Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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KJV:For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
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KJV:Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
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KJV:And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
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KJV:And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.
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KJV:And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
Exo 9:8-11
KJV:And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
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KJV:And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
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KJV:And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Exo 9:22 - 26
KJV:And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
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KJV:And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
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KJV:So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
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KJV:And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
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KJV:Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Exo 10:3-6
KJV:And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
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KJV:Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
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KJV:And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
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KJV:And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
Exo 11:21-23
KJV:And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
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KJV:And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
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KJV:They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in
their dwellings.
Exo 11:3-7
KJV:And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
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KJV:And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
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KJV:And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
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KJV:But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
All these God did just for the liberation of the Israelites. But what was their way of saying thank you
Exo 16:2-3
KJV:And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
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KJV:And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger