And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt. (Exodus 16:1)
On the fifteenth day of the second month:
Due to the fact that they had left Egypt on the fifteenth of the previous month (Exodus 12:18), this marked the end of the first month following their departure.
The Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai:
The name "Wilderness of Sin" does not have any connection to the concept of sin in the original text; it may just as easily be translated as "Wilderness of Zin." On the other hand, as the story develops, we see that this wilderness had a lot to do with sin.
2 Then, the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” (Exodus 16:2-3)
When we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full:
The children of Israel had a selective approach to remembering the past and considered their time spent in Egypt to be a positive experience which was a lie. They were unable to see the future that God had in store for them, and in addition, they distorted the past in order to justify their complaints. This line of thinking is common among those who whine and complain.
You have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly:
Another prevalent practice among persons who complain is the adoption of this behavior. They were adamant that Moses and Aaron possessed ill will or malicious intent in their hearts. Without a doubt, Moses and Aaron had no intention of killing the Israelites, and it was a dreadful accusation to hurl against them. On the other hand, a heart that is full of complaints frequently finds it simple to accuse the person against whom they are complaining of having the worst intentions.
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. (Exodus 16:4)
Even the provision of the LORD was a test to find out whether they would walk in the ways of the LORD or not.
"And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily." (Exodus 16:5)
What you gather on the sixth day, it shall be twice as much as you gather
So don’t worry about the competition
And in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord (Exodus 16:7)
A good scripture reference for ‘importance of morning prayer’.
Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the Lord hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.” (Exodus 16:8)
At Exodus 16:4, God promised to give bread from heaven in the morning. Here He also promised to give meat to eat in the evening.
In addition, the people believed that they were complaining about Moses and Aaron (Exodus 16:2). To tell you the truth, they grumbled against the LORD.
Now it happened that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found none. (Exodus 16:27)
When you honor the one day as unto the LORD, you are saying LORD I don’t rely on my strength but on your strength. One day designated for worship
And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations." (Exodus 16:33)
The manna that was kept before the LORD did not melt or stink. It was in the presence of the LORD. The hidden manna.
Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: ‘Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt. Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah. (Exodus 16:32-33)
1/10 was to be kept in the presence of the Lord.
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40