Numbers 11:1-3
“The people fell to grumbling over their hard life. GOD heard. When he heard his anger flared; then fire blazed up and burned the outer boundaries of the camp. The people cried out for help to Moses; Moses prayed to GOD and the fire died down. They named the place Taberah (Blaze) because fire from GOD had blazed up against them.”
“Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them. And he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord, the fire stopped. After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the Lord had burned among them”
This is the equivalent of a spanking. It grew Israel to self-control and taught them who God is. They were learning to be a nation.
God heard everything they said. That means he listens to me. Joy!