Exodus 16:8

_AND MOSES SAID, THIS SHALL BE, WHEN THE LORD SHALL GIVE YOU IN THE EVENING FLESH TO EAT, AND IN THE MORNING BREAD TO THE FULL; FOR THAT THE LORD HEARETH YOUR MURMURINGS WHICH YE MURMUR AGAINST HIM: AND WHAT ARE WE? YOUR MURMURINGS ARE NOT AGAINST US, BUT AGAINST THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

1-12 The provisions of Israel, brought from Egypt, were spent by the middle of the second month, and they murmured. It is no new thing for the greatest kindness to be basely represented as the greatest injuries. They so far undervalue their deliverance, that they wished they had died in Egypt; and by the hand of the Lord, that is, by the plagues which cut off the Egyptians. We cannot suppose they had plenty in Egypt, nor could they fear dying for want in the wilderness, while they had flocks and herds: none talk more absurdly than murmurers. When we begin to fret, we ought to consider, that God hears all our murmurings. God promises a speedy and constant supply. He tried whether they would trust him, and rest satisfied with the bread of the day in its day. Thus he tried if they would serve him, and it appeared how ungrateful they were. When God plagued the Egyptians, it was to make them...

Verse Exodus 16:8. _IN THE EVENING FLESH TO EAT_] Viz., the _quails; and in_ _the morning bread to the full_, viz., the _manna_. _AND WHAT ARE WE?_] Only his servants, obeying his commands. _YOUR MURMURINGS_ ARE _NOT AGAINST US_] For _we_ have not brought you up from Egypt; _but against the Lord_, who, by his own miraculous power and goodness, has brought you out of your slavery....

EXPOSITION THE PROMISE OF BREAD FROM HEAVEN. When men who are in real distress make complaint, even though the tone of their complaint be not such as it ought to be, God in his mercy is wont to have compassion upon them, to "hear their mummurings," etc; and grant them some relief. But the relief is seldom of the kind which they expect, or pray for. The Israelites wished for actual bread, made of wheaten or barley flour. God gave them, not such bread, but a substitute for it. And first, before giving it, be promised that it should be given. Thus expectation was aroused; faith was exercised; the supernatural character of the relief was indicated; the power and the goodness of God, were, both of them, shown forth. And with the promise was given a law. They were on each occasion to gather no more than would suffice for the day. Thus they would continually "live by

AND MOSES SAID, THIS SHALL BE,.... Which supplement may be left out: WHEN THE LORD SHALL GIVE YOU IN THE EVENING FLESH TO EAT; cause the quails to come up, and fall about their tents: AND IN THE MORNING BREAD TO THE FULL; by raining it from heaven all around them: FOR THAT, or rather "then" k, THE LORD HEARETH YOUR MURMURINGS WHICH YE MURMUR AGAINST HIM; it will then appear that he has heard them, and taken notice of them, by giving them bread and flesh, they complained of the want of; and yet did not resent in a way of wrath and displeasure their murmurings, but kindly, bountifully, and in a most marvellous manner provided for them, which was acting like himself, a God gracious and merciful: AND WHAT [ARE] WE? that we should be the objects of your resentment, and be murmured at, and complained of, who had done nothing to deserve such treatment: your murmurings

Exodus 16:1. _And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:_ They have been only about six weeks in the wilderness, and already they are up in arms against their leaders. Remember that we have the same kind of people to deal with as Moses and Aaron had. The children of Israel were no better than any other nation; and I do not think they were any worse. We may take them as a fair average of human nature, which is a discontented, rebellious thing in the best of circumstances. Exodus 16:3. A

XVI. MANNA AND QUAILS (Exodus 16:1 P, Exodus 16:4 a(b) - Exodus 16:5 J, (Exodus 16:6 f., Exodus 16:8) Rp, Exodus 16:9 a (morning) P, Exodus 16:13 b - Exodus 16:15 J, Exodus 16:16 P,...

SHALL GIVE YOU IN THE EVENING FLESH TO EAT. This refers to the miraculous supply of quails which became. part of their food. The identification of the Hebrew "slav," the name of the birds in verse 13, with the common quail, may be assumed as certain. The name is applied in Arabic to that bird; it migrates in immense numbers in the spring from the south. It is nowhere more common than in the neighborhood of the Red Sea. When exhausted by. long flight it is easily captured, even with the hand. The flesh is palatable and not unwholesome when eaten in moderation. In this passage we read of. single flight so dense that it covered the encampment. The miracle consisted in the precise time of the arrival and its coincidence with the announcement. THE LORD HEARETH YOUR MURMURINGS. While the Lord proposed to feed, preserve and lead the people to Canaan, he intended also to rebuke their distrust...

MURMURINGS WHICH YE MURMUR. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. = your wicked or terrible murmurings....

THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 16 AND THEY TOOK THEIR JOURNEY FROM E-LIM, AND ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF IS-RA-EL CAME UNTO THE WILDERNESS OF SIN, WHICH IS BETWEEN E-IIM AND SI-NAI, ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE SECOND MONTH AFTER THEIR DEPARTING OUT OF THE LAND OF E-GYPT. (2) AND THE WHOLE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF IS-RA-EL MURMURED AGAINST MO-SES AND AGAINST AAR-ON IN THE WILDERNESS: (3) AND THE CHILDREN OF IS-RA-EL SAID UNTO THEM, WOULD THAT WE DIED BY THE HAND OF JE-HO-VAH IN THE LAND OF E-GYPT, WHEN WE SAT BY THE FLESH-POTS, WHEN WE DID EAT BREAD TO THE FULL; FOR YE HAVE BROUGHT US FORTH INTO THIS WILDERNESS, TO KILL THIS WHOLE ASSEMBLY WITH HUNGER. (4) Then said Je-ho-vah unto Mo-ses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not. (5)...