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Exodus 16:15 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Exodus 16:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 16 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. It is: or, What is this? or, It is a portion”
Exodus 16:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 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—The name 'manna' derives from the Hebrew מָן (man), meaning 'What is it?'—Israel's bewildered question becomes the substance's permanent name. This ignorance is pedagogically purposeful: they must learn to receive what they don't understand, depending on God's word about it rather than their own knowledge. The phrase 'they wist not' (לֹא־יָדְעוּ, lo yad'u) emphasizes their complete ignorance, making them like children who must simply trust. Moses' explanation 'This is the bread which th...
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Cross-References for Exodus 16:15
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“Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.,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., וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר לָכֶם לֶחֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם וְיָצָא הָעָם וְלָקְטוּ דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ לְמַעַן אֲנַסֶּנּוּ הֲיֵלֵךְ בְּתוֹרָתִי אִם־לֹא׃ ,Then said the LORD unto Moses: Behold”
“'He gave them bread out of heaven{Greek and Hebrew use the same word for heaven”
“{Manna means What is it?} and it was like coriander seed”
“and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.,This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.,,,,,,,,”
“and allowed you to hunger”
“and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst”
“And did all eat the same spiritual meat;”
“and didn't withhold your manna from their mouth”
“after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel didn't have manna any more; but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.”
“and they died.”