Exo 16:14-15 | MHM | STEP | v. 14-15 : The next morning, God rained manna from heaven for the people’s daily bread. Manna came down like dew and was something new and strange to them, so they called it manna, manhu , meaning “What is this?” (Exodus 16:14-15 ). Some may have looked down on it, but it was actually pleasant, healthy, and suited for everyone. This simple diet helped keep them healthy, teaching them a lesson in temperance and against wanting too many kinds of food. The people were to gather manna every morning, just enough for each day (Exodus 16:21 ). They could not store it for the next day, except when God said so. This taught them to rely on God daily, just as it says, Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11 ). God’s gift required them to be diligent in gathering it, showing that God’s blessings often require us to do our part.

‏ Exodus 16:14-15

v. 14-15: The next morning, God rained manna from heaven for the people’s daily bread. Manna came down like dew and was something new and strange to them, so they called it manna, manhu, meaning “What is this?” (Exodus 16:14-15 ^a). Some may have looked down on it, but it was actually pleasant, healthy, and suited for everyone. This simple diet helped keep them healthy, teaching them a lesson in temperance and against wanting too many kinds of food.

The people were to gather manna every morning, just enough for each day (Exodus 16:21 ^b). They could not store it for the next day, except when God said so. This taught them to rely on God daily, just as it says, Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11 ^c). God’s gift required them to be diligent in gathering it, showing that God’s blessings often require us to do our part.

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