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Exodus 16:5

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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,...

Exodus 16:6

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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...

Exodus 16:7

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord,.... Either as displayed in this wonderful affair, raining bread about their tents, which was in the morning, or else as it appeared in the cloud, Exodus 16:7 the latter sense seems to be confirmed by what follows: for that he; the glory of the Lord, the glorious Shechinah of Jehovah, the...

Exodus 16:8

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And Moses said, this shall be,.... Which supplement may be left out: when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat; cause the quails to come up, and fall about their tents: and in the morning bread to the full; by raining it from heaven all around them: for that, or rather "then" (k), the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur...

Exodus 16:9

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And Moses spake unto Aaron,.... Who was his prophet and spokesman to the people: say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel; to the heads of them, to as many as could conveniently hear him, and were to report what he said to the rest: come near before the Lord; who was in the pillar of cloud, which from the first appearance of it...

Exodus 16:10

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel,.... Before he had well done speaking: that they looked toward the wilderness; they were already in the wilderness of Sin, and they looked straight forward toward that part of it which was yet before them, or to the wilderness of Sinai, which was right onward,...

Exodus 16:11-12

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: “I have heard them.” God always does hear. Oh, his wonderful patience! If he took no notice of the murmurers, or punished them for their wickedness, we should have no cause for wonder; but he is longsuffering, even to those who do not deserve his pity.

Exodus 16:12

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel,.... This Moses and Aaron had often affirmed, and now the Lord confirms what they had said, and lets them know that he took notice of their murmurings, and disapproved of them, and was displeased with them; though he did not think fit to resent them in an angry way, but dealt kindly and...

Exodus 16:12

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. “There shall be no mistake about who I am. I will work this miracle in such a Godlike style, and on such a divine scale, that ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.”

Exodus 16:13

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up,.... From the coasts of Egypt, from the Red sea, over which they flew; and being evening, and weary with flying so long, lighted and settled where the Israelites encamped. Josephus (l) says, about the Arabian gulf there are more of this sort of birds than any other, which flying over the sea,...

Exodus 16:13-16

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It...

Exodus 16:14

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And when the dew that lay was gone up,.... Exhaled by the sun upon the rising of it: behold, upon the face of the wilderness; upon the surface of it, all around the camp of Israel: there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground; which is what is in the next verse called "manna". Before the sun rose there was nothing but a...

Exodus 16:15

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And when the children of Israel saw it,.... As they could not but observe it, it being spread over the face of the wilderness; and besides, as they were told, that in the morning they should have bread to the full, they were up early to look after it: they said one to another, it [is] manna; not such as is known by that name now, which is only...

Exodus 16:16

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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...

Exodus 16:16-18

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

According to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. God meant it to...

Exodus 16:17

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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...

Exodus 16:18

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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...

Exodus 16:19

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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...