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Exodus 16:23-36
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Exodus 16:23-36
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Exodus 16:23–36
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The Lord instructs Moses to tell the Israelites they can gather all the manna they would like to bake or broil on the Sabbath (v. 23).. The people did as they were instructed and it smelled fine and there was no worms (v. 24). Moses told them to eat all they wanted because it was the Sabbath and they will not find any food on the ground (vv. 25-26). Six days they will find it but not on the Sabbath. Some of the people were still curious so they went out to look but found none (v. 27). The Lord said to Moses, “How long will your people keep disobeying my laws and teachings (v. 28). Remember that I am the one who gave you the Sabbath (v. 29). That is why that on the sixth day I provide enough food for two days. Everyone needs to stay home and rest on the Sabbath.” So the people rested on the seventh day (v. 30).
The Israelites called this special food manna. It was white like coriander seed and it tasted like wafers made with honey (v. 31). Moses told the people that the Lord had said to store up two quarts of this manna so that future generations could see the food He had given them to eat in the wilderness after He rescued them from Egypt (v. 32). Moses told Aaron to put some manna in a jar and store it in a place of safe keeping for future generations to see (v. 33). Aaron followed the Lord’s instructions and put it in front of the sacred chest (v. 34). The Israelites continued to eat manna for forty years and until they came to the land of Canaan (vv. 35-36).
Application
It was important that the Israelites trusted the Lord and followed His instructions not to store up manna ahead of time but to trust Him each day for what they needed. I also need to go to the Lord each day in my Quiet-Time to get my spiritual food for that day.
Exodus 16:23-36 (English Standard Version)
He said to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.'" So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it. Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field. Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none." On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? See! The LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day." So the people rested on the seventh day. Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'" And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations." As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept. The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.....
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