Avodah Zarah 5
עבודה זרה ה׳ — ד"ה לוֹמַר לָךְ
Avodah Zarah 5:1
The Sages interpret Deuteronomy 5:26 to show that the Jewish people were ingrates who failed to thank God for His offer, and Moses called them "children of ingrates" because they complained about manna as lowly bread despite its high quality, paralleling Adam's ingratitude toward the woman given to him as a helpmate when he blamed her for causing him to sin.
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״מִי יִתֵּן וְהָיָה לְבָבָם זֶה לָהֶם״, אָמַר לָהֶן מֹשֶׁה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל: כְּפוּיֵי טוֹבָה בְּנֵי כְּפוּיֵי טוֹבָה, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל: ״מִי יִתֵּן וְהָיָה לְבָבָם זֶה לָהֶם״, הָיָה לָהֶם לוֹמַר: תֵּן אַתָּה. בַּלֶּחֶם הַקְּלֹקֵל״. בְּנֵי כְּפוּיֵי טוֹבָה, דִּכְתִיב: ״הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה עִמָּדִי הִיא נָתְנָה לִּי מִן הָעֵץ וָאֹכֵל״.
§ The Gemara returns to a verse cited above. The Sages taught with regard to the verse: “Who would give that they had such a heart as this always, to fear Me, and keep all My commandments, that it might be good for them, and with their children forever” (Deuteronomy 5:26). At a later stage, Moses said to the Jewish people: Ingrates, children of ingrates! When the Holy One, Blessed be He, said to the Jewish people: “Who would give that they had such a heart as this always,” they should have said: You should give us a heart to fear You. this light bread” (Numbers 21:5), despite the fact it was the highest-quality food. Moses further called them children of ingrates, as it is written that after sinning and eating from the tree of knowledge, Adam said: “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat” (Genesis 3:12). Adam complained that the woman had been given to him in order to cause him to sin, whereas in fact she had been given to him to serve as a helpmate.