Exo 16:1-3 | Clarke | e4.org | CHAPTER XVI The Israelites journey from Elim, and come to the wilderness of Sin, 1. They murmur for lack of bread , 2, 3. God promises to rain bread from heaven for them , 4, of which they were to collect a double portion on the sixth day , 5. A miraculous supply of flesh in the evening and bread in the morning, promised , 6-9. The glory of the Lord appears in the cloud , 10. Flesh and bread promised as a proof of God's care over them , 11, 12. Quails come and cover the whole camp , 13. And a dew fell which left a small round substance on the ground, which Moses tells them was the bread which God had sent , 14, 15. Directions for gathering it , 16. The Israelites gather each an omer, 17, 18. They are directed to leave none of it till the next day , 19; which some neglecting, it become putrid , 20. They gather it every morning, because it melted when the sun waxed hot , 21. Each person gathers two omers on the sixth day , 22. Moses commands them to keep the seventh as a Sabbath to the Lord , 23. What was laid up for the Sabbath did not putrefy , 24. Nothing of it fell on that day, hence the strict observance of the Sabbath was enjoined , 25-30. The Israelites name the substance that fell with the dew manna; its appearance and taste described , 31. An omer of the manna is commanded to be laid up for a memorial of Jehovah's kindness , 32-34. The manna now sent continued daily for the space of forty years , 35. How much an omer contained , 36. NOTES ON CHAP. XVI Verse 1. The wilderness of Sin ] This desert lies between Elim and Sinai, and from Elim, Dr. Shaw says, Mount Sinai can be seen distinctly. Mr. Ainsworth supposes that this wilderness had its name from a strong city of Egypt called Sin , near which it lay. See . Before they came to the wilderness of Sin , they had a previous encampment by the Red Sea after they left Elim, of which Moses makes distinct mention . The fifteenth day of the second month ] This was afterwards called Ijar , and they had now left Egypt one month , during which It is probable they lived on the provisions they brought with them from Rameses, though it is possible they might have had a supply from the seacoast. Concerning Mount Sinai, .

‏ Exodus 16:1-3

CHAPTER XVI

The Israelites journey from Elim, and come to the wilderness of

Sin, 1.

They murmur for lack of bread, 2, 3.

God promises to rain bread from heaven for them, 4,

of which they were to collect a double portion on the sixth day, 5.

A miraculous supply of flesh in the evening and bread in the morning, promised, 6-9.

The glory of the Lord appears in the cloud, 10.

Flesh and bread promised as a proof of God's care over them, 11, 12.

Quails come and cover the whole camp, 13.

And a dew fell which left a small round substance on the ground, which Moses tells them was the bread which God had sent, 14, 15.

Directions for gathering it, 16.

The Israelites gather each an omer, 17, 18.

They are directed to leave none of it till the next day, 19;

which some neglecting, it become putrid, 20.

They gather it every morning, because it melted when the sun waxed hot, 21.

Each person gathers two omers on the sixth day, 22.

Moses commands them to keep the seventh as a Sabbath to the Lord, 23.

What was laid up for the Sabbath did not putrefy, 24.

Nothing of it fell on that day, hence the strict observance of the Sabbath was enjoined, 25-30.

The Israelites name the substance that fell with the dew manna;

its appearance and taste described, 31.

An omer of the manna is commanded to be laid up for a memorial of Jehovah's kindness, 32-34.

The manna now sent continued daily for the space of forty

years, 35.

How much an omer contained, 36.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVI

Verse 1. The wilderness of Sin] This desert lies between Elim and Sinai, and from Elim, Dr. Shaw says, Mount Sinai can be seen distinctly. Mr. Ainsworth supposes that this wilderness had its name from a strong city of Egypt called Sin, near which it lay. See Eze 30:15,16. Before they came to the wilderness of Sin, they had a previous encampment by the Red Sea after they left Elim, of which Moses makes distinct mention Nu 33:10,11.

The fifteenth day of the second month] This was afterwards called Ijar, and they had now left Egypt one month, during which It is probable they lived on the provisions they brought with them from Rameses, though it is possible they might have had a supply from the seacoast. Concerning Mount Sinai, See Clarke on Ex 19:1.

Verse 2. The whole congregation-murmured] This is an additional proof of the degraded state of the minds of this people; See Clarke on Ex 13:17. And this very circumstance affords a convincing argument that a people so stupidly carnal could not have been induced to leave Egypt had they not been persuaded so to do by the most evident and striking miracles. Human nature can never be reduced to a more abject state in this world than that in which the body is enthralled by political slavery, and the soul debased by the influence of sin. These poor Hebrews were both slaves and sinners, and were therefore capable of the meanest and most disgraceful acts.

Verse 3. The flesh pots] As the Hebrews were in a state of slavery in Egypt, they were doubtless fed in various companies by their task masters in particular places, where large pots or boilers were fixed for the purpose of cooking their victuals. To these there may be a reference in this place, and the whole speech only goes to prove that they preferred their bondage in Egypt to their present state in the wilderness; for they could not have been in a state of absolute want, as they had brought an abundance of flocks and herds with them out of Egypt.