78. THE KEEPING OF THE MANNA by G. A.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 27, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 17.

78. THE KEEPING OF THE MANNA.

By G. A.

What is meant by the last clause of Ex. 16:23: "That which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning"?

It means all that was left after using what was necessary for the sixth day. God gave a double quantity of manna on the sixth day (verse 22), and they were to bake or boil all they wished on that day, of course using what was needed for that day; and what was left after they had eaten their last meal on the sixth day, they were to lay up for the Sabbath. This is the generally accepted explanation. As God gave it for two days, they were to cook it for two days, eating on the Sabbath what was cooked the day before.