*"Another duplicate account," says Dr. D. (Introd. )" (Exodus 16, ESV) ***** And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer-ful of manna therein, and lay it up before Jehovah, to be kept throughout your generations. Appointing them to rest And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you." It was not only an infliction on the land; it was not only a deep pain and anguish to the natives, and this with increasing intensity; but it was a solemn contest between Jehovah and the gods of Egypt. filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. Both appear to be used in the New Testament, as is familiar to us, if one of them is more prominent in the Old. Confident as we may be that we are taught of God, it does not necessarily follow that there may not be another side of truth which we have yet to learn more fully. They were not to be in anywise cast down by the first replies. What beauty can they trace in that which has been occupying us? 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: 3 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. "wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness," see what sort of food it was, and how much each man's daily proportion of it was, Nothing can be conceived more captious than to takeGenesis 15:16; Genesis 15:16 as limiting the Israelites who sojourned in Egypt to just the fourth succession in family birth, or to assume that they had no children beyond those named for special reasons. In Exodus 16:33 (NASB) 33 And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put a full omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept safe throughout your generations." 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept. Justly he might have said, "I will rain fire and brimstone And Moses said, This is the word which Jehovah hath commanded, Fill an omer with it to be kept for your generations, to the end that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. He assures them of the supply of their wants, that since they had harped upon the flesh-pots so Christ himself is the true manna, the bread of life, of which this was a figure, John 6 49-51. [Note: E.g., F. S. Bodenheimer, "The Manna of Sinai," Biblical Archaeologist 10:1 (February 1947):2-6.] But there is more than this. It is oftentimes like this when a person, after coming out of the bondage of sin, and out of its experiences in the world, many times as we look back at them they seem to be more glamorous than they were when we were in them. This was the first announcement that was meant to act on the soul of Moses, and of course in due time on Israel. As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept. 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small In truth their wages were of long date, never having been paid. At the same time remember this caution here, my brethren; and it seems to be a wholesome thought ever to bear in mind. A most astonishing thing it might seem at first sight, that after having been thus blessed, the first thing the people find is a wilderness where there is no water; and that, when they do come to water, it is so bitter that they cannot drink it. Israel was very provoking in the wilderness, yet the manna never failed them: thus still God causes his rain to fall on the just and unjust. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbour. ] Exodus 16. 21 Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted. "Whom do ye think that I, the Son of man, am?" Either, "What a poor thing this is!" gather a double portion on the sixth day, ver 22-26. "And thus then shall ye eat; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is Jehovah's passover.". Let us set We may request cookies to be set on your device. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said It properly expresses a monster which might be, I presume amphibious, not certainly confined like a fish, still less like a whale, to the waters, nor confined to the land like a serpent. We are never to suppose that the manner of the revelation of God is an unimportant consideration. And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword." because they didn't know what it was. The psalmist sets forth at full length the distinction which pseudo-criticism would destroy; and this too in such a way as to prove that they are but cases out of many facts which fall under the principles already indicated. obedience to a command it was sweet and good; for every thing is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. God has just left it, as He always knows how to do left what was of Himself to tell its own tale, whilst that which was not of Himself is before the spiritual judgment of those who have confidence in Him. But then what follows this is not the Sabbath, but conflict with the enemy. Now they begin to be provided for by the immediate hand of God. Look at authority in the world, or at that which pertains to man, or at the resources of nature: a man brings the vouchers of One who was sovereign over every domain. before? Is not this literally, Because the (or a) hand (is) on the throne of Jah, war (is) from Jehovah with Amalek from generation to generation? The comforts of the Spirit are hidden manna, Revelation 2:17. In the latter part of the chapter there is another topic. New International Version. The "testimony" was the tables of the Mosaic Law that Aaron later kept in the ark of the covenant (cf. The apostle says, "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us: much more then, being now justified by his blood" (it is evidently the same grand truth as the Passover), "we shall be saved from wrath through him." The bearing of this on the Christian is most evident. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt. The time was coming when they should no longer be a family but a nation; and if God was about to reveal Himself after a special sort, He at the same time particularly brings before them His association with their fathers. We are meant to take notice that now we can speak of "salvation," not before. By this you shall know that I am the Lord your God, For God is the one who has brought me to these circumstances. was surer and safer in God's store-house than in their own, and would thence come to them sweeter and fresher. You're not murmuring against me, you're murmuring against the Lord.". Nevertheless, says He, "I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD( Exodus 16:8 ). killed. There may be, I grant you, the mingling of that which is of nature along with faith; and from this it appears to me that Moses was far from being exempt, either in his first appearance as one engaged for God with His people here below, or afterwards when God summoned him to accomplish the great work of which he had a certain anticipation, no doubt vague and dark, in his soul. Moses was the responsible person; and God held to His order. It was just stay in bed and rest on the Sabbath day. p. 190, 5th edition. By this spare and plain diet we are all taught a ourselves to think, [1.] 12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four . There was nothing incredible to his mind in the rate of increase assigned to Israel in Goshen, supporting it by a reference to Dr. "Short's New Observations on Bills of Mortality, p. 259, 8vo. The very same. The preservation of this manna from waste and corruption was a standing miracle, and therefore the more proper memorial of this miraculous food. They making this provision for them: That I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no. Concerning the collection and distribution of the manna in the morning, Moses gave instructions to ensure that no one had either too much or too little (14-18).Through the command that prohibited keeping the manna overnight, God gave his people the opportunity to prove their obedience. 63), "is in Exodus 17:1-16 and Numbers 20:1-13 of the water brought out of the rock, and the origin of the name Meribah. seventh day. O. T. i. "He cried unto Jehovah; and Jehovah showed him a tree which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet. The plagues were calculated to smite them most acutely in what constituted their religion. Salem Media Group. 35 - The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy . Proud member immediately under the direction and government of heaven, receiving their charters, laws, and commissions, from heaven, from heaven Thus we have to make death and resurrection good in our practice, learning the reality of the wilderness and the utter want of all power of refreshment in the place and circumstances through which we are passing. When first given, its appearance to the eye, and its novelty suggesting its name, are dwelt on; later not only is it more minutely compared, but the methods of using it are given, in connection with the lusting after the old food of Egypt. He is bought with a price, as we are often told in scripture, and we know it. The preservation of this manna from waste and corruption was a standing miracle, and therefore the more proper memorial of this miraculous food. Moses and they must know it. Although circumstances may alter, He abides alone wise and alone good. The way of sabbath-sanctification is the good old How many sorrows are thus escaped! If so, the poem was not prior to Solomon's time" (i. p. 226)! [2.] The gospel of John, for instance, discloses the end from the beginning; but that is because here we have Jesus known as the One who is before the beginning. This Moses in measure understood; for faith always sees it, and holds to it just so far as it is faith. It is the same word that is used for sea monsters generally. This clearly is not conveyed anywhere, but that God had not before revealed Himself in that relationship as He did then. If walking out on the sabbath to seek for food was thus reproved, walking out on that day purely to find our own This last phrase then is not merely a casual expression; it is the purposed and suited language of the Holy Ghost. 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 . "What shall I say unto them?" So he's emphasizing that point to them. 19:16, 18." J. Philip Hyatt, Exodus (Grand Rapids: Wm. would trust him, and walk in the law of faith or no, whether they could live from hand to mouth, and (though now uneasy because their Let us own the grace and wisdom of our God in both. upon these murmurers, and consume them;" but, quite contrary, he promises to rain bread upon them. (Compare Deuteronomy 26:5). 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 I have Laid it up before the testimony The eduth or testimony belonged properly to the tabernacle, but that was not yet built. Once more God lovingly gave his people what they needed. How good the Lord that speaks to us about the things not of grace only but of nature! We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Every man had gathered according to each one's need. Does not scripture mean that there is? There is nothing therefore that can hinder a soul from being the object of the most real love to God except the persistent rejection of Himself. So already the idea of six and one, six days of labor, a day of rest, had been established in their national life. (And what a price!) The only exceptions concerned the Sabbath, their weekly day of rest. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above . Dr. D. says (Introd. Exodus 25:21. The era where demonic agents fight your testimony comes to an end today, in the name of Jesus. It was not merely what God was going to perform. He loves and cherishes the name in which He has bound up the objects of His choice with Himself. What shall man do to us? In due time the unforgetting heart of God shows His remembrance of Israel. that is, on one side of it, (See Gill on Hebrews How God himself manifested his glory, to still the murmurings of the people, and to put a reputation upon 32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. "I think that this is something that we need to take into account when we're prone to complain about our lot in life. If the Lord had slain us with the Egyptians, we'd have been better off than being here, and dying of hunger.". had mercy in store for them. What exists was called into being, and may pass out of it, if God so please. [16] This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. "The anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother?" For this the text not only gives no ground but furnishes its unequivocal disproof. It is clear that God must be the best judge. 32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an Exodus 16:34. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Had Moses only spoken with the rod of the priesthood in his hand, the sign of grace which brought forth fruit out of death, all had been according to God's mind and the provision of His mercy to bring a weak and faulty people through the wilderness. Not a word implies that the feast was instituted in Succoth, the mention of which is severed by three important verses (17-19) from the close of all that refers to the feast. over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. I. 16 This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man pp. The type or principle of this we have here for the first time when Moses says "this day" and speaks about the salvation of Jehovah; and again, later on in the chapter, "Jehovah saved Israel." Whether all were to be fully made good now, or whether only to a partial extent, whether even the partial accomplishment was to be opposed and weakened, and useless as far as this could do it by Israel's own folly and sin, all this would afterwards appear. Where all was morally glorious, there is nothing finer than this. What then is the true meaning? In truth, on Him hangs everything. There never is a hindrance but through flesh; there is no difficulty brought in to distract a faithful man of God from obedience, but God accomplishes the end, only in a far more painful 'way, and often by the very one who obstructed. The manna that was laid up by some (who thought themselves wiser and better managers than their neighbours, and who would provide in 21 So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. O. T. i. We have the type of Christ; we have Israel in their proper place and order; we have the Gentile represented there. The The laws and orders concerning the manna. Thus, although we have sacrifice as such, covenant and other kindred dealings of God, redemption in its full import at least is never brought before us in that book. of the children of Israel, v. 12. They had this warrant to go on in the name of Jehovah. Grace is then no more grace, but only a vain pretension the flippant use of words without power. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. "And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste thereof was like wafers made with honey. How God makes known to Moses his kind intentions, that he might not be uneasy at their murmurings, nor be Note, When we murmur Moses and Aaron, v. 10. Hence we find here that God permits the full power of the enemy to be arrayed against Israel. Exodus 25:16 And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you. opportunities, which if we let slip, it may be too late to gather. There was no kind of communion, I need hardly say: nevertheless they bowed to that which they had so stubbornly opposed before. See more. If so, this one verse was inserted by Joshua, or some other writer after Moses' death. hidden manna, Rev 2 17. May the Lord then grant us unfeigned and growing confidence in all that which He is! May we delight in all He has given us! No doubt He is sovereign; but for that very reason He is sovereignly wise, and displays Himself invariably in such a sort as is most appropriate to the object in hand. Now an omer is a tenth part of an ephah ( Exodus 16:34-36 ). affect with a sense of obligation. "/> v. 16) The father now tells the son the obligations of the covenant or upon him. That is, before the ark of the testimony; when that was made, as it was in a little time after this, called the testimony, because it contained in it the law, which was a testimony or testification of the mind and will of God unto Israel, see Exodus 25:16 the apostle says, the pot of manna was in the ark, Hebrews 9:4 that is, on one side of it . omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing as small as the hoar frost on the ground. Some of them tried to save some so they wouldn't have to go out early in the morning and gather it, and it got wormy and stunk. Some are of opinion that the tabernacle, built under the direction of Moses, was only a renewal of one that had existed in the patriarchal times. This is the number of the things for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were numbered according to the command of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. when they contend with us? They called it manna, manhu, "What is this?" They must not be disheartened even by the growing troubles of the children of Israel. Their discontent and murmuring upon that occasion, v. 2, 3. These two truths combine in the Christian; but there is this difference between them that the world also is "bought," and every man in it; whereas it would be false to say that every man in the world is "redeemed." God sought to impress major lessons on His people through the events recorded in this chapter. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. ", And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 181-83.]. All the promises in Him are Yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. (2) The whole congregation of the children of Israel grumbled against . The word is somewhat vague, and probably has a wider meaning and not so definite as serpent. When God plagued the Egyptians, it was to make them know that he was the Lord; when he provided for the Israelites, it It is well known what the ox and the sheep were in their eyes. It wants but little thought and reflection for a person to understand that each of them is not only quite just, but that they are both thoroughly compatible and harmonious. Viewed 2k times. Note, What God's ministers say to us is then likely to do us good when the glory of God shines in with it upon our This is what He is from everlasting to everlasting. In Numbers, on the contrary, Moses was told to take the rod ( i.e. God's bounty leaves room for man's duty; it did so even when manna was rained: The powers of the air were at the command of Jehovah and against Egypt. The worst colours are sometimes put upon the best actions. his sabbaths. any thing else. 3. He might have been the simple and happy instrument of God in the mighty work; but Aaron is brought forward to share it. Ps 78 19, 20. We have no real reason to doubt that men heard it from the beginning. 1 Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin, between Elim and Mount Sinai. But those that did eat manna Or they would boil it sometimes, and eat it like a cereal. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.". thought for the things of itself. It was impossible for the Spirit, on the one hand, to blame the love that prompted the hand of Moses; it was impossible, on the other, to vindicate the act. Amen. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded, 'Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.' " 17 The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little. 35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; . heaven, John 6 32. 65) that "the Israelites did not listen to Moses at first for anguish of spirit and cruel bondage. Destruction in one way or another seemed to be inevitable. 21 And they gathered it every morning, every man We forget the cruel bondage that we experienced. What does He Himself delight in? Note, That proves to be most wasted which Jehovah however meets all at first with quietness, and at the same time breathes comfort into the ear of His anxious and hesitating servant. There is not so great a disproportion between one and another in the * It is a matter, perhaps, too well known to need many words, that every woman was simply to ask of her neighbour, etc., vessels of silver and of gold, with raiment, which were to be put on Israel's sons and daughters. If God sent him, what had that to do with the matter? 27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and Again, bodily cleanliness was no small part of heathenism which could do nothing for the soul: more particularly was it so with Egyptian heathenism. bread, ver 1-3. Another fact is mentioned before we close the chapter, and one of deep and grave practical instruction. Immediately after they came into conflict at Rephidim with Amalek, the proud enemy of Israel. Consequently their total diet was not just manna, milk, and a little meat, though manna was one of their staple commodities. That is, before the ark of the testimony; when that was made, as it was in a little time after this, called the testimony, because it contained in it the law, which was a testimony or testification of the mind and will of God unto Israel, see ( Exodus 25:16 Exodus 25:21 Exodus 25:22) the apostle . It appears that the wife had something to do with the matter. He did indeed accomplish it, but at all cost to Himself. Exodus 16:34, KJV: As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. Now in Christianity this has a most blessed antitype. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. This is described in the rest of the chapter. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me; and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. they kept of for their food on the sabbath day did not putrefy, v. 24. It was to spoil their oppressors by divine authority, and no question whatever of deceit or dishonesty. The manna never ceased till they came to the borders of Canaan, where there was bread enough and to The man who was in the wrong too, as is always the case, had the bitter feeling against him who loved both, and would willingly have set them at one with each other; it was he who taunted Moses with the words, `' Who made thee a ruler and a judge?" This kindles all his affections on behalf of his brethren. 9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings. Not that there will not be the dwelling of God in the midst of His people by-and-by; but the peculiarity of our calling is, that we wait for none of our characteristic joys: we have all in Christ now by the power of the Spirit before we go to heaven. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. None strict, that they must bake and seeth, the day before, and not on the sabbath day. Exodus 16:34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. Really, they complained against the LORD. 16 After they departed from Elim, the entire assembly of the Israelites eventually came to the wilderness of Sin,+ which is between Elim and Sinai, on the 15th day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.. 2 Then the entire assembly of the Israelites began to murmur against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.+ 3 The Israelites kept saying to them: "If . But not so. We have here, 1. or no? Thus two (?) Moses directed Aaron what to speak to the congregation of Israel (v. 9); and some think that, while Aaron was giving a public says Moses. 35 And the children of Israel t did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; .
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