What did the manna sustain Israel through during their wilderness journey?
Manna sustained the house of Israel throughout their entire 40-year wilderness journey after they came out of Egypt. God rained bread from heaven for them, and they gathered it daily, with a double portion on the sixth day because God instituted the Sabbath before giving the law.
Les explains that Israel lived on manna for 40 years, and manna was going to sustain the house of Israel as they came out of Egypt and all through their 40 years of wilderness journey. God rained bread from heaven for them daily, and they learned to cook and fix it in various ways so they could eat the same food day in and day out. Les connects manna to the practical application that it is the very bread of God, pointing to Jesus, who spoke of Himself as the bread of life and the living water. He also notes that before the law was given, God instituted the sixth-day double portion so the Sabbath could be kept, testing whether they would walk in His law.