Here is a short reflection on Exodus 16.
This chapter could easily, be titled “Bread from Heaven”. God provided daily mana which we don’t know exactly what it was (literally the word “mana” means “What?”). In a way we could say that God provided daily bread for the people of Israel for 40 yrs. That’s a long time to prove how faithful and true He is. Mana came directly from heaven, from God, himself. It was specially made for them (God provided specifically for the need of sustenance). It only lasted a day, but He made it last a day longer on the Sabbath. At the beginning people were greedy and wanted more so they came out on the Sabbath. A person could eat as much as they could eat on a given day. There are many lessons for us.
- Trust God for needed provisions.
- Don’t be or stop being greedy.
- Be grateful every day for God’s faithfulness.
- Don’t overeat! (This is so easy for us)
- Jesus is the real Bread from Heaven that came down (see John 6:30-59). He said to eat his body to live. Without Jesus nothing satisfies. He gave his body as a Sacrifice for our sins, our most needed need. Only through faith in Hin we can find spiritual (complete) satisfaction.
