Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.
The sabbath was no new thing when God gave the double portion on the sixth day; the people grasped His meaning at once, which proves they knew of it before Egypt or Sinai. Setting apart one day in seven for holy rest is the most ancient of all positive laws, the good old way. God will never let a man lose by serving Him.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 16:22-31
For six days they gather it each morning as they have done; but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, none falls at all. There is no purpose in seeking what will not appear, and no need either, since the sixth day always yields a double portion to cover the rest day.
AI summary
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. (l) God took away the opportunity for their labour, to signify how holy he would have the Sabbath kept.