Jan51
Well-Known Member
At ladies' Bible study the other day, one of the gals came up with a question.
When the Israelites ate manna for 40 years, there is one incident at the beginning where God gave them quail to eat--that is a one-time thing, right? There is no further mention of quail, only manna. So everyone is eating only manna. It stops when they enter the land, Joshua 5:12
BUT. The people offer sacrifices, animals from their flocks and herds. And part of that would go to Aaron and his sons. So the priests were eating meat all along?
So they have flocks and herds. You would think they would eat a few, now and then... Or maybe there was so much sacrificing going on that animal reproduction couldn't provide beyond that.
When the Israelites ate manna for 40 years, there is one incident at the beginning where God gave them quail to eat--that is a one-time thing, right? There is no further mention of quail, only manna. So everyone is eating only manna. It stops when they enter the land, Joshua 5:12
BUT. The people offer sacrifices, animals from their flocks and herds. And part of that would go to Aaron and his sons. So the priests were eating meat all along?
So they have flocks and herds. You would think they would eat a few, now and then... Or maybe there was so much sacrificing going on that animal reproduction couldn't provide beyond that.