Exo 16:10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. Ver. 10. Toward the wilderness. ] Where the cloud was in the forefront of their armies. read more
Exo 16:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ver. 11. And the Lord spake, ] i.e., He had before spoken. read more
Exo 16:12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: 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. Ver. 12. And in the morning. ] Theyhave their flesh at even, and bread in the morning. God will be waited on, and give the consummation of his blessings at his leisure. The cloud empties not itself at a sudden burst, but dissolves upon the earth drop after drop. read more
Exo 16:13 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. Ver. 13. The dew lay round, ] i.e., The manna that came down in the dew; as Christ the bread of life doth in the ministry of the word. See Deuteronomy 32:2 . Josephus writeth, that as Moses was lifting up his hands in prayer, there fell upon them a dew from heaven, and crusted. This when he had tasted, it proved very sweet; and the nature of this manna,... read more
Exo 16:14 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. Ver. 14. The dew that lay. ] And covered the manna: whence that promise of hidden manna in Revelation 2:17 . read more
Exo 16:15 And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was]. And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. Ver. 15. It is manna, ] i.e., What shall I call? Herba Anonymus non inveniendo nomen, invenit, saith Pliny; a so manna. Others interpret manna, a portion, an admirable gift, or meat prepared. a Lib. xxvi. cap. 14. read more
Exo 16:16 This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, [according to] the number of your persons; take ye every man for [them] which [are] in his tents. Ver. 16. Every man according to his eating. ] Thus they were inured in diem vivere, as Quintilian saith the birds do, to depend upon God for their daily bread. read more
Exo 16:17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ver. 17. Some more, some less. ] Secundum proportionem arithmeticam, sed non secundum propertionem geometricam. As a man had more or less mouths in his family to feed. read more
Exo 16:18 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. Ver. 18. He that gathered much. ] See Trapp on " 2Co 8:15 " read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 16:9
Exo 16:9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings. Ver. 9. For he hath heard your murmurings. ] Now then "what will you do, since God riseth up and since he visiteth, what will ye answer?" Job 31:14 read more