Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Moses had not interfered, they might now have been in possession
of the Promised Land. After making their situation much harder than
God intended, they kept thinking bitter thoughts about how God had
dealt with them, finally becoming discontented with everything.
Egypt looked better than freedom and the land to which God was
leading them!
What Happens in Unbelief
"And the people spoke against God and against Moses: 'Why
have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For
there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless
bread.'"
Moses faithfully explained their great sin to the people. God's
power alone had preserved them in "that great and terrible
wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty
land where there was no water" (Deuteronomy 8:15). In all the
journeys they had found water, bread from heaven, and peace and
safety under the shadowy cloud by day and the pillar of fire by
night. Angels had cared for them as they climbed rocky heights or
threaded the rugged paths of the wilderness. There was not a weak
or sickly person in the entire camp. Their feet had not swollen in
their long journeys, nor had their clothes worn out. God had
subdued before them the fierce beasts of prey and the poisonous
reptiles of the forest and desert.
God's Protecting Hand Removed
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