Part starve to death. They preferred to die by the hand of the LORD in Egypt because there was available food to eat in that place. Nevertheless, God rained down bread called, “manna” from heaven in the morning, and covered the camp with quails in the evening. For seven days, God provided bread and meat to the Israelites. Not only that, the Israelites ate manna for forty years until they reached the boarder of Canaan. This was one of the ways God showed His love to His people. When Elijah was in the desert, he prayed to God that he might die because Jezebel was planning to kill him as Ahab, Jezebel’s husband, killed all the prophets. After he prayed, he lay down and fell asleep. Yet, the angel of the LORD provided him with a bread cake and a jar of water twice (I Kings 19:3-7). Even before that event, God used the ravens to bring bread and meat to Elijah in the morning and evening (I Kings 17:1-6). Elijah was indeed a faithful servant of God. He followed and obeyed God, but there were times that he was so afraid and needed to be strengthened. Thus, God showed His love to Elijah. God used His angel and even ravens to provide food, water, and meat for him. And we all know that God comforted Elijah. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they were driven out from the Garden of Eden. But before driving them out, Genesis 3:21 notes, “The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.” In this situation, you will notice that God still demonstrated His love to them. He made garments and clothed them even though the couple sinned against Him.
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