Exodus 16:14-15 Niv,nkjv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:9-21
God and Nature. I. GOD IS THE MASTER OF NATURE , NOT NATURE 'S SERVANT . A school of modern thought places nature above God, or at ,any rate on a par with God. It is an absolute impossibility, we are told, that a law of nature should be broken or suspended. Miracles are incredible. But all this, it must be borne in mind, is mere assertion, and assertion without a tittle of proof. All that we can know is, that we ourselves have never witnessed a miracle. We may further... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:13-31
Divine provision for daily need. I. THE LORD 'S FAITHFULNESS . 1 . Their varied need was met. Flesh as well as bread was given. God gives us richly all things to enjoy. 2 . They came in the order and at the time God said they would come. The evening brought the quails—the morning the manna. Nothing failed of all that he had promised. 3 . They were given in abundance. The quails "covered the camp;" of the manna they "had no lack." There is princely bounty with God for... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:14
When the dew that lay was gone up. The moisture which lay upon the herbage soon evaporated, drawn up by the sun; and then the miracle revealed itself. There remained upon each leaf and each blade of grass a delicate small substance, compared here to hoar frost , and elsewhere ( Numbers 11:7 ) to "coriander seed," which was easily detached and collected in bags or baskets. The thing was altogether a novelty to the Israelites, though analogous in some degree to natural processes still... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:14-18
Bread from heaven. Our Lord tells us that the manna was a type of him, and that he was the "true bread from heaven" ( John 6:32 ). We may profitably consider, in what respects the type held good. I. IT WAS THE NOURISHMENT OF THE BODY , AS CHRIST IS OF THE SOUL . The manna constituted almost the sole nourishment of the Israelites from this time forth until they entered Canaan ( Joshua 5:12 ). So Christ is the food of the soul during its entire pilgrimage... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:15
They said one to another, this is manna . Rather, "this is a gift." To suppose that they recognised the substance as one known to them in Egypt under the name of menu or mennu, is to make this clause contradict the next. To translate "what is this?" gives good sense, but is against grammar, since the Hebrew for "what" is not man but mah . The Septuagint translators (who render τί ἐστι τοῦτο ) were probably deceived by their familiarity with the Chaldee, in which man corresponds to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:15
Christ the bread from heaven. The manna, which is described in Exodus 16:4 as "bread from heaven," was typical of Christ, who is "the true bread from heaven"—"the bread of God which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world" ( John 6:31-34 ). The connection in John 6:1-71 . is with the Jews' demand for a sign. The interrogators reminded Christ of how their fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it was written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat! ( Psalms 105:40 ).... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 16:15
It is manna - “Man” or “man-hut,” i. e. white manna, was the name under which the substance was known to the Egyptians, and therefore to the Israelites. The manna of the Peninsula of Sinai is the sweet juice of the Tarfa, a species of tamarisk. It exudes from the trunk and branches in hot weather, and forms small round white grains. In cold weather it preserves its consistency, in hot weather it melts rapidly. It is either gathered from the twigs of tamarisk, or from the fallen leaves... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 16:14
Exodus 16:14. When the dew was gone up To wit, into the air; or was vanished, there lay a small round thing According to Numbers 11:9, there was a dew which fell before the manna; for it is said, when the dew fell in the night, the manna fell upon it. But it appears here, that there was also a dew upon it, which went up when the sun rose. So that the manna lay as it were enclosed. This might be designed to keep it pure and clean. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 16:4-16
The gift of Manna. Quails also were given, on this occasion in mercy, and on a later occasion in wrath ( Numbers 11:31-34 ); but it was the manna which was the principal gift, both as providing Israel with a continuous supply of food, and as having a permanent significance in the history of God's dealings with his Church ( Exodus 16:32-35 ). I. THE MANNA PROMISED ( Exodus 16:4-9 ). 1 . God would rain bread from heaven for them ( Exodus 16:4 ). He would spread a table... read more