Israel is walking in brand new freedom but for some reason can't stop bitching and moaning about every little inconvenience despite YHWH's constant protection and provision. Chapters 16-17 are no different, but we are going to encounter some new details that might make the attentive reader ask "who actually wrote the book of Exodus"? And chapter 17 will offer a sneak peak into why God is going to command that the Israelites wipe out the nations in the land of Canaan?