14, 15. Wilderness Diet Made Israel More Manageable—If the Israelites had been given the diet to which they had been accustomed while in Egypt, they would have exhibited the unmanageable spirit that the world is exhibiting today. In the diet of men and women in this age there are included many things that the Lord would not have permitted the children of Israel to eat. The human family as it is today is an illustration of what the children of Israel would have been if God had allowed them to eat the food and follow the habits and customs of the Egyptians (Letter 44, 1903).{1BC 1102.6}

14. 15. Kosten i ørknen gjorde Israel mere medgørlig. - Hvis israelitterne havde fået den kost de var vandt til i Ægypten, ville de have udvist en uforanderlig ånd, som verden viser i dag. I mænds og kvinders kost i denne tidsalder er der mange ting ind, som Herren ikke ville give Israels børn lov til at spise. Sådan som menneskefamilien i dag, er den en illustration på hvordan Israels børn ville have været, hvis Gud havde ladet dem spise den mad og følge ægypternes levevaner og skikke (Brev 44, 1903).