Exodus 16:8 - Exposition

When the lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat . Moses must have received a distinct intimation of the coming arrival of the quails, trough he has not recorded it, his desire of brevity causing him to retrench all that is not absolutely necessary for the right understanding of the narrative. It is, comparatively, seldom that he records both the Divine message and his delivery of it. In general, he places upon record either the message only, or its delivery only. Bread to the full . Compare above, Exodus 16:4 ; and infra, Exodus 16:12 and Exodus 16:18 . The Lord heareth your murmurings . The latter part of this verse is, in the main, a repetition of Exodus 16:7 ; but it emphasises the statements of that verse, and prepares the way for what follows.