Once the people are numbered and duties assigned, the Israelites are ready to move. Many times ram’s horns were used for signaling but God had them make trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community together.

For some reason, Moses felt the need to have his brother-in-law Horeb help guide them through the desert. Why did Moses need Hobab if he had the cloud for guidance? Notice right after that the cloud moved sporadically and the people had to break camp and follow. Could it be that God was teaching Moses a lesson?

The people begin to grumble and complain...again. This time they want meat. God answers in essence with "You want meat do you? I'll give you meat! I'll give you so much meat that it will come out of your nostrils!"

What was the severe plague that struck them because of the consumption of the quail? Could it have been food poisoning from spoiled food?

Moses had the presence of the Lord in the cloud for guidance. We have God's Word for guidance. Why would we as Christians want to go to other sources for our guidance?