The burden of freedom
When the Israelites were freshly out of slavery in Egypt, you'd think they were going to be excited about it from that day forward. But you'd be wrong. It wasn't long before they complained to Moses that he'd brought them out of slavery BUT hadn't made them comfortable or hadn't made it easy. "At least back in Egypt when we were slaves, we had fish and onions and cucumbers and other nice foods we like to eat." In other words, yes, the idea of freedom is appealing and excellent in the abstract IF all my baseline needs that I had met by my slave masters continue to be met while I learn about and figure out my way in my new freedom and get to place where I can manage "on my own". In other, other words - "Yeah, we complained about the slavery, but looking back we'd rather have it than have to figure out what to do 'on our own' - this freedom comes with too much responsibility!" And boy howdy is that true. A lot of people...