Lux Domini
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

What does Numbers 11:1 mean?

Here is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Numbers 11:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.