Exodus 16 (KJV)
And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. And the children of Israel said unto them, "Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and when we ate bread to the full! For ye have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." Then said the LORD unto Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may put them to the proof, whether they will walk in My law, or no. And it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily." And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, "At evening, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt; and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD, for He heareth your murmurings against the LORD. And what are we, that ye murmur against us?" And Moses said, "This shall be when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat and in the morning bread to the full, for the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him. And what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD." And Moses spoke unto Aaron, "Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, `Come near before the LORD, for He hath heard your murmurings.'" And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke 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. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,"I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying, `At evening 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.'" And it came to pass that at evening 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 had gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoarfrost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is this?" For they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, "This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. 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 those who are in his tents.'" And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. And when they measured 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. And Moses said, "Let no man leave any of it until the morning." Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left part of it until the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was wroth with them. And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating; and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, "This is that which the LORD hath said: `Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the LORD. Bake that which ye will bake today, and boil what ye will boil; and that which remaineth over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.'" And they laid it up until the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath unto the LORD. Today ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none." And it came to pass that there went out some of the people on the seventh day to gather, and they found none. And the LORD said unto Moses, "How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws? See, for the LORD hath given you the Sabbath; therefore He giveth you on the sixth day the bread for two days. Abide ye every man in his place. Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day." So the people rested on the seventh day. And the house of Israel called the name thereof manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. And Moses said, "This is the thing which the LORD commandeth: `Fill an omer with it to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'" And Moses said unto Aaron, "Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD to be kept for your generations." As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the testimony, to be kept. And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited. They ate manna until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. Now an omer is a tenth part of an ephah.
Manna: In the Hebrew- man (mawn); it's base is the actual exclamation, "What!"; literally a whatness [so to speak], i.e. manna (so called from the question about it)
The Bible Scholar Spiros Zodhiates, Th.D. gave commentary on this (with special emphasis on verses 13-15), and it reads:
The events of this passage were another of the steps in building the faith of Israel. There were no facilities in the Sanai wilderness to feed several million people, let alone their herds and flocks. God had provided water; He would now provide food. The provision of quail was miraculous-the birds were native to the region, but they could only be found in small and scattered numbers. God brought multitudes of quail, though the text does not tell how frequently this occurred. Manna differed in that it was God's daily provision from this time until Israel entered the promised land and was able to eat its crops (ref: Josh 5;12). Gathering the manna each day would increase Israel's dependance upon God. The amount gathered would be just sufficient (ref: Ex 16;18), confirming God's personal care. There is no natural way to explain the nature of manna; it was truly "bread from heaven." Manna was a type of Jesus, who is "Bread of life" (ref: John 6;32-35).
This morning I desire to encourage you in establishing TRUST. In this time we live there are few things we can trust in, anymore. Everywhere you look, business that we have come to depend on are closing down, or raising prices, or making customer service their las thought. The same sentiment could be said of the people we trust and depend on as well. Our government doesn't seem to be performing to a standard that warrents trust. Our public education system surely will not open up so we can trust. Then there is corporate "america"..... No reason to even speak about trusting them jokers. But, we also have a serious issue with trust within our homes. Within our very own families. It appears this SHOULD BE the one place where TRUST can and should be found. I mean, am I right?
Could it be that we have gotten to the place of repeating the actions of these very same Israelites? Murmuring about a place that we know we definetely do not care to return to, yet we haven't reached that far off, spoken about, place called "promised land". Are we murmurers? Are we murmuring? If we are, then God hears us, and will provide. Just as he provided for those very same Israelites. Of course, in today's time it isn't solely about food (although some are in need of that alone). We are in need of provisions of TRUST. We need to have God be God so that we can get back to TRUSTING in Him. Where, or How does this begin? Oh, it is a radical idea, but it will work. You all ready? It begins with...... Us Men!!!!!
Men have got to get back, underneath God's Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, and Direction. To know exactly what it is that God is desiring of each and every one of us, thereby restoring himself back to his RIGHTFUL place in God, and in the eyesight of man. When this occurs, our Women will see that their Men are trusting (and following) God and begin to TRUST in the Men. Oh yes! It WILL HAPPEN..... It is actually happening in households already. I know of several families where the Man is following God, and his Wife and children TRUST solely in him (because they TRUST in God); to know that God is leading the Man, and that the Man is following God. They have experienced that "manna-like" provision time and time again.
So, if you are sitting, reading this blog post, take a moment to inventory your life. Take note of how much TRUST you place in God; to follow His Commandments, and walk behind the Image of Christ Jesus. For my Brothers, it is as simple as: GET UNDER GOD'S PROTECTIVE COVERING!!!!! My pastor, Frank Wilson, spoke this about two to three years ago. When we, as Men, get serious about being under God's protective covering, our Women WILL move under with us. They WILL NOT see any other good reason not to do it.
Brothers, why do you think this world pulls so hard at your attention to see it's definition of "Manhood"? It is because this world understands that if you begin to turn away, and turn towards God and His TRUTH about who you really are, you will begin to walk in VICTORY. That is why so much is out of whack, and we are having this difficulty with TRUST. The enemy desires you to so not trust anyone or anything that when Christ Jesus shows up, into your life, you would not know how or why to TRUST Him. But, I came by, this morning, to encourage you all..... TRUST GOD!
You can TRUST GOD!!!!! You should TRUST GOD!!!!! If only you would sit and read of Him through His Word. You would begin to see the way to establishing TRUST in GOD.... I cannot offer any formulaic, hocus-pocus, add water, mix and stir, type of recipe answer. All I can offer you is this. If you are at a point where TRUST has become a cuss word, then it is time to turn to Christ Jesus. No! Seriously. No other, flesh and blood, human can help you. For every human (me included) has the potential and ability to fail you. Even if failing you is not their desire. But God, He WILL NEVER fail you. That is why you have to place your life in His hands.
This thing TRUST is available for you: for you to grab ahold to it and pull your TRUE SELF out of it. Please, do not delay any longer. Go see about Jesus!!!! Go!!!! TRUST
Holla,
Yer Brova Catalyst
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