(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Numbers 11:1–3, “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. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.”
Even though the Lord saved Israel from slavery in Egypt the people complained. They were just like everyone else and wanted to stay with the familiar rather than go to something new and unknown. However, the Lord punished them because He expected them to move forward in faith. When the Lord calls someone, He expects that person to follow His leading faithfully and not to grumble along the way. In this case the Lord sent fire to the outer part of the camp to show the people that they shouldn’t complain. This place was named “burning” so that the people would remember what happened to them when they complained.
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