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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:24

And they laid it up until the morning, as Moses bade ,.... What was left of two omers a man, what they had neither baked nor boiled: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein , which was the case, when it was left or laid up on other days; and it showed that there was an interposition of divine Providence in the keeping of it to this day, and clearly confirmed it to be the will of God that this day should henceforward be to them the rest of the holy sabbath. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:25

And Moses said, eat that today ,.... That is, he said this on the seventh day in the morning, and bid them eat of it whether baked or seethed, or as it was, or just as they pleased; however, they had liberty to eat of it, and indeed they had no other, because none fell on this day: for today is a sabbath unto the Lord ; a time of rest from labour, and to be employed in the service of the Lord: today ye shall not find it in the field : should they seek for it, which they had no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:26

Six days ye shall gather it ,.... Day after day, every morning, as they had done the six days past, so they should during their stay in the wilderness: but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath ; which is repeated, being a new thing, to impress it on their minds: in it there shall be none: no manna; none shall fall, and so none can be gathered, and therefore it would be to no purpose to go out and seek for it; as also there would be no need of it, since they would always have a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:27

And it came to pass ,.... Perhaps the next seventh day following: that there went out some of the people for to gather ; to gather manna, as on other days; which they did not through want of provision or a greedy appetite, for they had bread every day, and on that day to the full, but to gratify their curiosity, or to see whether the words of Moses stood, as Aben Ezra expresses it, that is, whether what he said was true, or came to pass, that there should be none, and they should not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:28

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... Who had seen and taken notice of what those men had done, who went out into the field to seek for manna on the seventh day, and was displeased with it, and therefore spoke to Moses out of the cloud: how long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws ? this is not said merely with respect to their breach of the commandment of the sabbath, as if they had long refused to observe and keep that; whereas that was but one command, and but just given; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:29

See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath ,.... These are either the words of Jehovah, the Angel of the Lord, out of the cloud continued; or the words of Moses to the children of Israel, upon what the Lord had said to him, and would have them observe and take notice, that whereas the Lord had given them a sabbath, or enjoined them a day of rest: therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days ; wherefore they had no occasion to go out in search of manna, as well as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:30

So the people rested on the seventh day. Did not attempt to go out of their tents in quest of manna, as on other days, and observed it as a day of rest from labour, and so they continued to do in successive generations. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:31

And the house of Israel called the name thereof manna ,.... For till now they had given it no name; which shows that the words are not to be read as we render them in Exodus 16:15 it is manna, unless this is to be considered as a confirmation of that name; but rather as an interrogation, "what is it?" though, from thence, "man" being the first word they made use of on sight of it, might so call it; or as others, from its being now an appointed, prepared, portion and gift, which they every... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:16

An omer for every man - I shall here once for all give a short account of the measures of capacity among the Hebrews. Omer, עמר from the root amar , to press, squeeze, collect, and bind together; hence a sheaf of corn - a multitude of stalks pressed together. It is supposed that the omer, which contained about three quarts English, had its name from this circumstance; that it was the most contracted or the smallest measure of things dry known to the ancient Hebrews; for the קב kab ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:17

Some more, some less - According to their respective families, an omer for a man; and according to the number of infirm persons whose wants they undertook to supply. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:17

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