Ingratitude: Israelites to Moses

“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” …

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come! …