What did God promise to give Israel in the wilderness?
God promised to rain bread from heaven for Israel in the wilderness. The people were to gather a certain rate every day, and this manna became their food for forty years, provided as a test of whether they would walk in His law or not.
Les teaches that the Lord told Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you,” and the people were to go out and gather a certain rate every day. This was to prove or test them, whether they would walk in His law or not. The context then comes to the appearance of the manna, and Israel lived on manna for forty years. Les notes they finally learned to cook and fix it various ways so they could stomach the same food day in and day out. The practical application is that manna is the very bread of God, and Jesus in John’s Gospel spoke of Himself as the bread of life, the living bread, and also the living water.
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.