After God saves Israel from the threat of Egyptian forces and the danger of the Red Sea, we expect there to be a honeymoon period of great trust and delight. Unfortunately, three days later we pick up the story and all is not well. These stories teach us what it is like for God to lead and parent an infant people as they highlight the grumbling of the infant people of God and the goodness God shows them anyway, patiently and kindly trying to help them grow up into who they are meant to be.