Murmuring a Hydra-Headed Sin
T. Brooks. John 6:41-51 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.… As the River Nile bringeth forth many crocodiles, and the scorpion many serpents, at one birth, so murmuring is a sin that breeds and brings forth many sins at once. It is like the monster hydra — cut off one head and many will rise up in its room. It is the mother of harlots, the mother of all abominations, a sin that breeds many other sins, viz., disobedience, contempt, ingratitude, impatience, distrust, rebellion, cursing, carnality; yea, it charges God with folly, yea, with blasphemy. The language of a murmuring soul is this, "Surely God might have done this sooner, and that wiser, and the other thing better." (T. Brooks.) Parallel Verses KJV: The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. WEB: The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven."