Jos 5:11 | MHM | STEP | v. 11-12 : After the Passover, the Israelites ate the grain from the land of Canaan ( ). The local people had left their fields and barns when they ran to Jericho for safety, so Israel now had plenty of food. This was just in time for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which they could fully celebrate with the new food God provided. They also could now offer the firstfruits to God, as commanded in the law ( ). When the Israelites began to eat the food from the land, the manna stopped. This showed that the manna was a special miracle from God and would only last as long as they needed it. God knows what His people need and supplies it in the best way. When His people no longer needed manna, He stopped sending it, teaching them to trust Him and use what He provides in ordinary ways. The spiritual lesson is that God’s special help is given as long as it is needed, but when we are with Him in heaven, we will not need these special helps anymore.

‏ Joshua 5:11

v. 11-12: After the Passover, the Israelites ate the grain from the land of Canaan ( ^a). The local people had left their fields and barns when they ran to Jericho for safety, so Israel now had plenty of food. This was just in time for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which they could fully celebrate with the new food God provided. They also could now offer the firstfruits to God, as commanded in the law ( ^b). When the Israelites began to eat the food from the land, the manna stopped. This showed that the manna was a special miracle from God and would only last as long as they needed it. God knows what His people need and supplies it in the best way. When His people no longer needed manna, He stopped sending it, teaching them to trust Him and use what He provides in ordinary ways. The spiritual lesson is that God’s special help is given as long as it is needed, but when we are with Him in heaven, we will not need these special helps anymore.