So the people rested on the seventh day.
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.
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Commenting on Exodus 16:22-31
Moses commanded them to preserve an omer of manna for their generations to see, that they might have ocular proof of God's wisdom, power, and goodness in feeding them in the wilderness. So Christ is the food of His people in this world's wilderness, and being the food of saints in ages past, He is presented to the eye of faith for encouragement to look to Him, receive Him, and feed upon Him.
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When some of Israel went out on the seventh day to gather manna despite Moses' command and found nothing, God's rebuke revealed what this provision truly was: a test of obedience and faith. The manna itself became the means by which God tempted them, to prove what was in their hearts.
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Commenting on Exodus 16:27-30