Exodus 16:16-31, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:8 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:13-21

Now they begin to be provided for by the immediate hand of God. I. He makes them a feast, at night, of delicate fowl, feathered fowl (Ps. 78:27), therefore not locusts, as some think; quails, or pheasants, or some wild fowl, came up, and covered the camp, so tame that they might take up as many of them as they pleased. Note, God gives us of the good things of this life, not only for necessity, but for delight, that we may not only serve him, but serve him cheerfully. II. Next morning he rained... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:22-31

We have here, 1. A plain intimation of the observing of a seventh day sabbath, not only before the giving of the law upon Mount Sinai, but before the bringing of Israel out of Egypt, and therefore, from the beginning, Gen. 2:3. If the sabbath had now been first instituted, how could Moses have understood what God said to him (Exod. 16:5), concerning a double portion to be gathered on the sixth day, without making any express mention of the sabbath? And how could the people so readily take the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:16

This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded ,.... Respecting the gathering of it, the rule or rules he would have observed concerning that, as follows: gather of it every man according to his eating ; according to his appetite, and according to the appetites of those that were in his family, as much as they can all eat; and that they may have enough, the particular quantity is fixed for each of them. This act of gathering, in the mystical sense, may respect the exercise of faith on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:17

And the children of Israel did so ,.... They went out of the camp in the morning when it was fallen, and gathered it; which is expressive of believers going out of the camp, leaving the world, and all behind them for Christ; and of their going out of themselves to him, and of their going in and out, and finding pasture and food for their souls in him to live upon: and gathered some more, some less; some that were more robust and strong, that were more active and diligent, gathered in more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:18

And when they did mete it with an omer ,.... What was gathered in; and everyone had his measure, his omer dealt out to him by those that meted or measured it: he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack ; when their gatherings were put together in one heap, and each had his omer measured out to him; he that had gathered more than an omer had no more allotted to him, and he that gathered not so much as an omer, yet had a full one measured out to him: or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:19

And Moses said unto them ,.... At the same time he gave the direction to them about gathering it, and measuring out to every man an omer: let no man leave of it until the morning ; not that every man was bound to eat up the quantity distributed to him; he might give what he could not eat to those that could eat more, if there were any such; or he might give it to his cattle, or cast it away, but he was not to reserve it until the next day for his use; which was to teach him that God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:20

Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses ,.... That is, not all of them, some of them did, and perhaps the far greater part of them: but some of them left it until the morning ; out of distrust, for fear they should have none the next day; being men of little faith, that could not trust God for a supply for the morrow; the Targum of Jonathan says, these were Dathan and Abiram; and so Jarchi: and it bred worms, and stank ; or by an "hysteron proteron", and transposition of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:21

And they gathered it every morning ,.... From the time the morning began, during four hours, or to the fourth hour, as the Targum of Jonathan; that is, till ten o'clock in the morning: this was a very wonderful thing that bread should be provided and rained every morning about the camp of Israel, in such plenty as to be sufficient to feed such a vast body of people; and that for forty years together: every man according to his eating ; according to the number of persons he had in his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:22

And it came to pass, that on the sixth day ,.... Of the week, or from the first raining of the manna, which was the same: they gathered twice as much bread ; as they had used to do on other days, a greater quantity falling, and which was more easily taken up: two omers for one man ; or, "instead of one" F20 לאחד "pro uno", Tigurine version. of one omer; so it turned out when they came to measure what they had gathered; otherwise they had no intention in gathering it, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:23

And he said unto them, this is that which the Lord hath said ,.... Which he had said to Moses privately, for as yet he had said it to none else: tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord ; according to Jarchi, the rulers asked Moses what this day was, different from other days, that double the quantity should be gathered? from whence, he says, we learn, that Moses had not as yet declared the sabbath to them; and this is indeed the first time we read of one; and though, as... read more

Exodus 16:16-31, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:8 Kjv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:13-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:22-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:23

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