Summary

Describes the Israelites' journey in the wilderness of Sin, where they complain about the lack of food. God responds by providing manna and quail to sustain them. The chapter also includes instructions on gathering manna and observing the Sabbath.

Key Points

• The Israelites journey from Elim to the wilderness of Sin, and they complain about the lack of food (Exodus 16:1-3).

• God promises to rain bread from heaven for the people, and they are to gather a daily portion (Exodus 16:4).

• God tests the Israelites' obedience by instructing them to gather twice as much on the sixth day for the Sabbath (Exodus 16:5).

• Moses and Aaron tell the people that they will see the glory of the Lord in the evening and morning (Exodus 16:6-7).

• In the evening, quails cover the camp, and in the morning, manna appears on the ground (Exodus 16:13-15).

• The Israelites are instructed to gather an omer per person, and those who gather more or less have the same amount (Exodus 16:16-18).

• Moses instructs the people not to leave any manna until the morning, but some disobey, and it breeds worms and stinks (Exodus 16:19-20).

• On the sixth day, the people gather twice as much manna, and it does not spoil, as instructed for the Sabbath (Exodus 16:22-24).

• Moses tells the people to rest on the seventh day, but some go out to gather manna and find none (Exodus 16:25-27).

• The Lord rebukes the people for not keeping the Sabbath and instructs them to remain in their places (Exodus 16:28-30).

• The Israelites call the bread "manna," and it tastes like wafers made with honey (Exodus 16:31).

• God commands Moses to keep an omer of manna as a testimony for future generations (Exodus 16:32-34).

• The Israelites eat manna for forty years until they come to the border of the land of Canaan (Exodus 16:35-36).