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. Ver. 1. _Unto the wilderness of Sin._] So called bec... [ Continue Reading ]
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: Ver. 2. _And the whole congregation._] The most part of the people. _Diaconos paucitas honorabiles fecit,_ saith Jerome: _sic et veros Israelitas._... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger._ Ver. 3. _To kill th... [ Continue Reading ]
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 prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. Ver. 4. _I will rain bread from heaven._] Not hell from heaven, as once he did upon Sodom. ... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 5. _On the sixth dug they shall prepare._] The Jews' preparation for the Sabbath began at three o'clock in the afternoon. The best and wealthiest... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:_ Ver. 6. _That the Lord._] And not we without his authority: so that in murmuring against us, ye have set your mouths against heaven. _Caveant_ μεμψιυοιρ... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what [are] we, that ye murmur against us? Ver. 7. _Ye shall see the glory of the Lord._] Shining in that wonderful work of his, the bread from heaven. Compare Num 14:21 Joh 11:40 .... [ Continue Reading ]
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 that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what [are] we? your murmurings [are] not against us, but against the LORD. Ver. 8. _In the even... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ver. 11. _And the Lord spake,_] i.e., He had before spoken.... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
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 wri... [ Continue Reading ]
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 .... [ Continue Reading ]
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,_ s... [ Continue Reading ]
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 v... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. Ver. 19. _Let no man leave of it, &c._] It was to be gathered in the morning, and not kept till the morrow. "I made haste and delayed not," saith David. Psa 119:60... [ Continue Reading ]
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. Ver. 20. _Left of it until, &c._] Either through distrust or curiosity.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. Ver. 21. _It melted._] Or, Putrified, faded, dissolved. Some Papists derive their Mass from this root: and well it may; _nam per eam omnis pietas linquefacta est et dissoluta,_ saith Rivet:... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 22. _And told Moses._] As fearing that the people had not done so well, as indeed they did: or, as desirous of further direction.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, This [is that] which the LORD hath said, To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day], and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. Ver. 23. _Lay up for you, &c... [ Continue Reading ]
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. Ver. 24. _Till the morning._] The Sabbath morning, wherein it putrified not, but continued sound and savoury by the special hand of God; that they might keep the Sabbath, as it appears her... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day [is] a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. Ver. 25. _Eat that to day._] So shall those that labour in the Lord rest and feast in heaven. Thus the Rabbis moralise it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, [which is] the sabbath, in it there shall be none. Ver. 26. _See Trapp on "_ Exo 16:30 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, [that] there went out [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. Ver. 27. _And it came to pass._] _See Trapp on "_ Exo 16:20 _"_ Some unruly beasts, masterless monsters, will be breaking over the hedge: but the law will hamper them.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? Ver. 28. _How long refuse ye._] The rulers are disgraced for the people's unruliness. _ To keep my commandments?_] For in breaking that one of the Sabbath they had broken all: the whole law is but one copulative.... [ Continue Reading ]
See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. Ver. 29. _Hath given you the Sabbath._] And a great gift is was. Neh 9:14 Were it not for the weekly... [ Continue Reading ]
So the people rested on the seventh day. Ver. 30. _So the people rested._] According to their custom, though probably intermitted for a season in Egypt, during their hard servitude. _Sed rationem reddat qui potest,_ aith a learned doctor; _a_ _are, ante legem promulgatam, in die septimo cessavit ma... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 31. _And the taste of it._] It had not all manner of good tastes, according to every man's appetite, Num 11:8 else why should the people lust... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of 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. Ver. 32. _Fill an omer._] Monuments and memorials of God's grea... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 33. _Take a pot._] A golden pot. Heb 9:4 Strabo _a_ writeth, that the Metapontini, after a plentiful harvest which had much enriched them, dedicated to... [ Continue Reading ]
As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. Ver. 34. _To be kept._] For the use of succeeding ages in the most holy places. So Christ, glorified in his humanity, abides for ever. Heb 7:24... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. Ver. 35. _Until they came._] So, till we come to heaven shall we have need of ordinances.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now an omer [is] the tenth [part] of an ephah. Ver. 36. _Of an ephah._] Or, Of a bushel: a plentiful allowance. _See Trapp on "_ Joh 2:7 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]