Exodus 16:28

28 Then the Lord said to Moses, "How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings?

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 should gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day. On that day there will not be any food on the ground."
27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they couldn't find any.
28 Then the Lord said to Moses, "How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings?
29 Look, the Lord has made the Sabbath a day of rest for you. So on the sixth day he will give you enough food for two days, but on the seventh day each of you must stay where you are. Do not go anywhere."
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
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