and did all eat the same spiritual food;

'same' -'All received and enjoyed the identical spiritual blessing.' (Lenski p. 391)

Point to Note:

'Same' is. powerful word here. No Israelite could complain that they weren't given the same advantages as Joshua or Caleb (i.e. those who made it). Likewise, all Christians today undergo the 'same' baptism, they partake of the 'same' elements, they have the 'same' mediator, they read from the 'same' bible. Therefore, whose fault is it, if. don't make it to heaven?

'spiritual food' -i.e. the manna. It is called "spiritual food", because of it's miraculous origin. (Exodus 2:1; Psalms 78:25; John 6:31 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.') 'The manna and water weren't made of spiritual "stuff". They came from an invisible source, God. "Spiritual" stresses the source of the gifts, not their constituent elements.' (McGuiggan p. 133)

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