He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 9. Provocation, (irritatione.) Rom. Brev. exacerbatione. Hebrew meriba, “contradiction,” (Saint Jerome Bible.) at Raphidim; (Exodus 17:7) unless this be styled temptation, (Massa) and the former provocation was that at Cades, Numbers 20:13. Calmet.—The Israelites murmured frequently. But that rebellion which too place at the return of the spies, and which causes God to swear that the guilty should never enter the land of promise, seems to be chiefly meant. Numbers 14. Bert.—They murmured on account of the desire of what and flesh-meat, though they were abundantly supplied with manna, which answered every purpose. Thus some require to communicate under both kinds, as if one did not contain as much as both. Worthington.—Proved me; to know by experience if I were so powerful as to work miracles; and I condescended to gratify them, ( Calmet.) or I have done it already. Menochius.