Evening and Morning With Manna Around the Campby KandD
16:21Exodus 16:21
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
Every morning each person gathered manna as food for that day in the amount needed, before the heat of the sun melted what was left on the ground so it could not be gathered later. It was bread from heaven given by miracle as mercy to meet hunger and stop murmuring for flesh and full bread, though murmuring still continued. The daily gift tested obedience to the Sabbath law, with a double portion gathered on the sixth day that kept overnight and none to be found on the seventh day, upholding the seventh day as binding from Eden before Sinai. By supplying only enough for each day God taught continual reliance, contentment and cooperation as moral discipline. The morning gathering calls for seeking fresh spiritual nourishment morning and evening instead of living on past blessings, as part of an education in all habits of life for physical, mental and moral strength.
Manna Provided Each Morning
The manna was bread from heaven, called angels' food, bestowed by a miracle of God. Its giving was an act of mercy to stop murmuring for flesh and full bread, yet even then it did not satisfy those who received it. In receiving it God's people were to take their part, and that cooperation belonged to their discipline.
Every person gathered it every morning, each one according to his eating, as food for that day, before the sun grew hot. What was left lying on the ground melted when the sun waxed hot. The melting meant the work could not be put off until later in the day, for none could depend on gathering it afterward.
The giving of food was part of an all-embracing education that took in all the habits of life, with everything touching well-being placed under divine care and law. Even food was provided for the highest good, fitted to promote physical, mental, and moral strength. So complete was this care that, notwithstanding the hardships of wilderness life, there was not a feeble one in all their tribes. This heavenly blessing was shared even with strangers among Israel who met the conditions and honored the Sabbath.
Sabbath Test and Trust
The daily supply preserved and tested obedience to the Sabbath law, for twice as much was gathered on the sixth day, kept overnight without spoiling, and none was to be found in the field on the seventh day. The giving of the manna in this way upheld the validity of the seventh-day Sabbath and its requirement to be kept. The daily miracle stood as testimony that the Sabbath commandment had been given in Eden before it was given at Sinai.
Receiving the bread required cooperation on the part of the people, and that cooperation formed part of their moral discipline. The portion had to be gathered in the morning as food for that day in an amount suited to each person's need, and what remained on the ground melted when the sun grew hot, so gathering could not be put off until later. God supplied enough for each day in order to teach reliance on daily provision. That provision was sweet and nourishing when received with contentment with the allotted portion, while dissatisfaction brought worms, illustrating trust in God's provision and contentment with what He gives.
The morning gathering applies as the need to seek fresh spiritual nourishment and divine enlightenment morning and evening rather than relying on past blessings.
Every morning each person gathered manna as food for that day in the amount needed, before the heat of the sun melted what was left on the ground so it could not be gathered later. It was bread from heaven given by miracle as mercy to meet hunger and stop murmuring for flesh and full bread, though murmuring still continued. The daily gift tested obedience to the Sabbath law, with a double portion gathered on the sixth day that kept overnight and none to be found on the seventh day, upholding the seventh day as binding from Eden before Sinai. By supplying only enough for each day God taught continual reliance, contentment and cooperation as moral discipline. The morning gathering calls for seeking fresh spiritual nourishment morning and evening instead of living on past blessings, as part of an education in all habits of life for physical, mental and moral strength.
Manna Provided Each Morning
The manna was bread from heaven, called angels' food, bestowed by a miracle of God. Its giving was an act of mercy to stop murmuring for flesh and full bread, yet even then it did not satisfy those who received it. In receiving it God's people were to take their part, and that cooperation belonged to their discipline.
Every person gathered it every morning, each one according to his eating, as food for that day, before the sun grew hot. What was left lying on the ground melted when the sun waxed hot. The melting meant the work could not be put off until later in the day, for none could depend on gathering it afterward.
The giving of food was part of an all-embracing education that took in all the habits of life, with everything touching well-being placed under divine care and law. Even food was provided for the highest good, fitted to promote physical, mental, and moral strength. So complete was this care that, notwithstanding the hardships of wilderness life, there was not a feeble one in all their tribes. This heavenly blessing was shared even with strangers among Israel who met the conditions and honored the Sabbath.
Sabbath Test and Trust
The daily supply preserved and tested obedience to the Sabbath law, for twice as much was gathered on the sixth day, kept overnight without spoiling, and none was to be found in the field on the seventh day. The giving of the manna in this way upheld the validity of the seventh-day Sabbath and its requirement to be kept. The daily miracle stood as testimony that the Sabbath commandment had been given in Eden before it was given at Sinai.
Receiving the bread required cooperation on the part of the people, and that cooperation formed part of their moral discipline. The portion had to be gathered in the morning as food for that day in an amount suited to each person's need, and what remained on the ground melted when the sun grew hot, so gathering could not be put off until later. God supplied enough for each day in order to teach reliance on daily provision. That provision was sweet and nourishing when received with contentment with the allotted portion, while dissatisfaction brought worms, illustrating trust in God's provision and contentment with what He gives.
The morning gathering applies as the need to seek fresh spiritual nourishment and divine enlightenment morning and evening rather than relying on past blessings.