Exodus 16:4

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain 1bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may 2test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.

Exodus 16:4 In-Context

2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,
3 and the people of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."
4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.
5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily."
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, "At evening you shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Nehemiah 9:15; Psalms 78:24, 25; Psalms 105:40; John 6:31, 32; 1 Corinthians 10:3
  • 2. See Exodus 15:25
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