Exodus 16:4-6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:1-12

The host of Israel, it seems, took along with them out of Egypt, when they came thence on the fifteenth day of the first month, a month's provisions, which, by the fifteenth day of the second month, was all spent; and here we have, I. Their discontent and murmuring upon that occasion, Exod. 16:2, 3. The whole congregation, the greatest part of them, joined in this mutiny; it was not immediately against God that they murmured, but (which was equivalent) against Moses and Aaron, God's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:4

Then said the Lord unto Moses ,.... Who no doubt had been praying to him, as was his usual manner, when the people were in distress and complained, and was heard and answered by him: behold: I will rain bread from heaven for you ; though they were a murmuring, rebellious, and ungrateful people, the Lord dealt kindly and bountifully with them; he did not rain fire and brimstone upon them, as on Sodom and Gomorrah, nor snares and an horrible tempest, as on the wicked; but what was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:5

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day ,.... Of the week, and from the raining of the bread, which was on the first day of the week: they shall prepare that which they bring in ; the Targum of Jonathan adds, to eat on the sabbath day; what they did not consume on the sixth day was to be prepared and reserved for the seventh day; that is, it was to be baked or boiled as they thought fit to have it, or eat it as it was, which they pleased, see Exodus 16:23 only one part of it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:6

And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel ,.... That is, Aaron spoke in the name of Moses to them, he being his spokesman, appointed of God to speak for him, and both spoke to them as from the Lord: at even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt : that they were brought out they knew, but they make this to be an act and deed of Moses and Aaron, Exodus 16:3 whereas it was the work of the Lord; and at evening they should have a fresh... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:4

I will rain bread - Therefore this substance was not a production of the desert: nor was the dew that was the instrument of producing it common there, else they must have had this bread for a month before. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:6

Ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out - After all the miracles they had seen they appear still to suppose that their being brought out of Egypt was the work of Moses and Aaron; for though the miracles they had already seen were convincing for the time, yet as soon as they had passed by they relapsed into their former infidelity. God therefore saw it necessary to give them a daily miracle in the fall of the manna, that they might have the proof if his Divine interposition... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:4

Verse 4 4.Then said the Lord unto Moses. It is probable that Moses passes over much in silence, because it is not consistent that the insolence of the people was left without even a single word of chastisement. For, although God in His extraordinary kindness gave food to these depraved and wicked men, who were unworthy of the sunlight and the common air, still He was without doubt unwilling to foster their sin by His silence, and, whilst He pardoned their ingratitude, sharply reproved their... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:5

Verse 5 5.And it shall come to pass. Because mention is immediately made of the Sabbath, some would confine to its observance what is said respecting the law, and extract this sense from it, that God made the experiment whether the people would faithfully observe the rest enjoined to them on each seventh day. But there is a poorness in this explanation. The fact is, that after God had promised daily supplies to His people, He now adds the exception, viz., that on the sixth day they should... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:6

Verse 6 6.And Moses and Aaron said. The statement that the people should know that their coming out of the land of Egypt was the Lord’s work, is opposed to their wicked taunt, in which they had complained of being betrayed by Moses and Aaron, when they had been brought into the wilderness. They therefore answer, that God would openly show that He was the author of their deliverance, that they should make no more complaints against His ministers. But although a sharp reproof is implied, still it... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:1-4

Murmurings. In the "Wilderness of Sin," between Elim and Sinai, on the 15th day of the second month after the departing of Israel out of Egypt ( Exodus 16:1 ). One short month, but how much can be forgotten even in so brief a space of time! (cf. Exodus 32:1 ). Egypt now lay at a little distance. The supplies of the Israelites were failing them. God lets the barrel of meal and the cruse of oil run out ( 1 Kings 17:12 ), before interposing with his help. Thus he tries what manner of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 16:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 16:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:1-4

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