Exodus 16:28

28 Then the Lord said to Moses, "How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands?

Exodus 16:28 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 16:28

And the Lord said unto Moses
Who had seen and taken notice of what those men had done, who went out into the field to seek for manna on the seventh day, and was displeased with it, and therefore spoke to Moses out of the cloud:

how long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
this is not said merely with respect to their breach of the commandment of the sabbath, as if they had long refused to observe and keep that; whereas that was but one command, and but just given; but upon their breach of that, he takes occasion to upbraid them with their former transgressions of other laws of his, and which they had continued in, or at least were frequently committing; and which was a proof of their perverseness and rebellion against him, though he was so kind and bountiful to them.

Exodus 16:28 In-Context

26 You must gather food for six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, there will be none."
27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they did not find any.
28 Then the Lord said to Moses, "How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands?
29 Remember that I, the Lord, have given you a day of rest, and that is why on the sixth day I will always give you enough food for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day and not leave his home."
30 So the people did no work on the seventh day.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.