출애굽기 Chapter 16

Translation: ESV

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And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

Key Message

Even the experience of salvation can cause faith to waver before present deprivation, showing that faith must be rooted in God's faithfulness rather than in experience.

▸Less than a month after crossing the Red Sea, all of Israel grumbles.

Less than a month after crossing the Red Sea, all of Israel grumbles. The expression 'whole congregation' emphasizes that this grumbling belongs not to individuals but to the entire community. Even with the experience of salvation, faith wavers before hunger—this is human nature. This grumbling is directed at Moses and Aaron but is in reality directed at God (v. 7).

Related Verses

Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness.
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Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.'

Key Message

By providing daily bread each day, God trains humans in the faith of depending on Him every day.

▸God's promise to 'rain bread from heaven' comes with a condition—'to gather a day's portion every day.

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When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, 'What is it?' For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, 'It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.'

Key Message

Faith is trusting and receiving what God provides even without fully understanding it, and through that provision one comes to know God.

▸'Manna (man hu)' is a name derived from the Hebrew phrase 'What is it?' The situation of having to eat something whose name is unknown is an act of complete trust.

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On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,

Key Message

Preparation for the Sabbath trains trust in God's provision and aligning life with God's rhythm.

▸On the sixth day they are to gather double, because on the seventh day (Sabbath) no manna will fall.

31

Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Key Message

God's provision continued unchanged daily for 40 years, and this is vivid evidence of God's faithfulness.

▸A description of manna's appearance (white like coriander seed) and taste (like wafers made with honey).