Exodus 16:21 - Prayer Tents

16On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt, the whole company of Israel moved on from Elim to the Wilderness of Sin which is between Elim and Sinai.H5265H362H5712H1121H3478H935H4057H5512H362H5514H2568H6240H3117H8145H2320H3318H776H4714 2The whole company of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron there in the wilderness.H5712H1121H3478H3885H4872H175H4057 3The Israelites said, "Why didn't GOD let us die in comfort in Egypt where we had lamb stew and all the bread we could eat? You've brought us out into this wilderness to starve us to death, the whole company of Israel!"H1121H3478H559H4310H5414H4191H3027H3068H776H4714H3427H1320H5518H398H3899H7648H3318H4057H4191H6951H7458 4GOD said to Moses, "I'm going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day's ration. I'm going to test them to see if they'll live according to my Teaching or not.H559H3068H4872H4305H3899H8064H5971H3318H3950H1697H3117H3117H5254H3212H8451 5On the sixth day, when they prepare what they have gathered, it will turn out to be twice as much as their daily ration."H8345H3117H3559H834H935H4932H3950H3117H3117 6Moses and Aaron told the People of Israel, "This evening you will know that it is GOD who brought you out of Egypt;H4872H175H559H1121H3478H6153H3045H3068H3318H776H4714 7and in the morning you will see the Glory of GOD. Yes, he's listened to your complaints against him. You haven't been complaining against us, you know, but against GOD."H1242H7200H3519H3068H8085H8519H3068H5168H3885H3885 8Moses said, "Since it will be GOD who gives you meat for your meal in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, it's GOD who will have listened to your complaints against him. Who are we in all this? You haven't been complaining to us—you've been complaining to GOD!"H4872H559H3068H5414H6153H1320H398H1242H3899H7646H3068H8085H8519H3885H5168H8519H3068 9Moses instructed Aaron: "Tell the whole company of Israel: 'Come near to GOD. He's heard your complaints.'"H4872H559H175H559H5712H1121H3478H7126H6440H3068H8085H8519 10When Aaron gave out the instructions to the whole company of Israel, they turned to face the wilderness. And there it was: the Glory of GOD visible in the Cloud.H175H1696H5712H1121H3478H6437H4057H3519H3068H7200H6051 11GOD spoke to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 12"I've listened to the complaints of the Israelites. Now tell them: 'At dusk you will eat meat and at dawn you'll eat your fill of bread; and you'll realize that I am GOD, your God.'"H8085H8519H1121H3478H1696H559H996H6153H398H1320H1242H7646H3899H3045H3068H430 13That evening quail flew in and covered the camp and in the morning there was a layer of dew all over the camp.H6153H7958H5927H3680H4264H1242H2919H7902H5439H4264 14When the layer of dew had lifted, there on the wilderness ground was a fine flaky something, fine as frost on the ground.H2919H7902H5927H6440H4057H1851H2636H1851H3713H776 15The Israelites took one look and said to one another, man-hu (What is it?). They had no idea what it was. So Moses told them, "It's the bread GOD has given you to eat.H1121H3478H7200H559H376H251H4478H3045H4872H559H3899H3068H5414H402 16And these are GOD's instructions: 'Gather enough for each person, about two quarts per person; gather enough for everyone in your tent.'"H1697H834H3068H6680H3950H376H6310H400H6016H1538H4557H5315H3947H376H168 17The People of Israel went to work and started gathering, some more, some less,H1121H3478H6213H3950H7235H4591 18but when they measured out what they had gathered, those who gathered more had no extra and those who gathered less weren't short—each person had gathered as much as was needed.H4058H6016H7235H5736H4591H2637H3950H376H6310H400 19Moses said to them, "Don't leave any of it until morning."H4872H559H376H3498H1242 20But they didn't listen to Moses. A few of the men kept back some of it until morning. It got wormy and smelled bad. And Moses lost his temper with them.H8085H4872H582H3498H1242H7311H8438H887H4872H7107 21They gathered it every morning, each person according to need. Then the sun heated up and it melted.H3950H1242H376H6310H400H8121H2552H4549 22On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, about four quarts per person. Then the leaders of the company came to Moses and reported.H8345H3117H3950H4932H3899H8147H6016H259H5387H5712H935H5046H4872 23Moses said, "This is what GOD was talking about: Tomorrow is a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to GOD. Whatever you plan to bake, bake today; and whatever you plan to boil, boil today. Then set aside the leftovers until morning."H559H3068H1696H4279H7677H6944H7676H3068H644H644H1310H1310H3605H5736H3240H4931H1242 24They set aside what was left until morning, as Moses had commanded. It didn't smell bad and there were no worms in it.H3240H1242H4872H6680H887H7415 25Moses said, "Now eat it; this is the day, a Sabbath for GOD. You won't find any of it on the ground today.H4872H559H398H3117H3117H7676H3068H3117H4672H7704 26Gather it every day for six days, but the seventh day is Sabbath; there won't be any of it on the ground."H8337H3117H3950H7637H3117H7676 27On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather anyway but they didn't find anything.H3318H5971H7637H3117H3950H4672 28GOD said to Moses, "How long are you going to disobey my commands and not follow my instructions?H3068H559H4872H3985H8104H4687H8451 29Don't you see that GOD has given you the Sabbath? So on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. So, each of you, stay home. Don't leave home on the seventh day."H7200H3068H5414H7676H5414H8345H3117H3899H3117H3427H376H376H3318H4725H7637H3117 30So the people quit working on the seventh day.H5971H7673H7637H3117 31The Israelites named it manna (What is it?). It looked like coriander seed, whitish. And it tasted like a cracker with honey.H1004H3478H7121H8034H4478H1407H2233H3836H2940H6838H1706 32Moses said, "This is GOD's command: 'Keep a two-quart jar of it, an omer, for future generations so they can see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness after I brought you out of Egypt.'"H4872H559H1697H3068H6680H4393H6016H4931H1755H7200H3899H398H4057H3318H776H4714 33Moses told Aaron, "Take a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Place it before GOD, keeping it safe for future generations."H4872H559H175H3947H259H6803H5414H6016H4393H4478H3240H6440H3068H4931H1755 34Aaron did what GOD commanded Moses. He set it aside before The Testimony to preserve it.H3068H6680H4872H175H3240H6440H5715H4931 35The Israelites ate the manna for forty years until they arrived at the land where they would settle down. They ate manna until they reached the border into Canaan.H1121H3478H398H4478H705H8141H935H776H3427H398H4478H935H7097H776H3667 36According to ancient measurements, an omer is one-tenth of an ephah.H6016H6224H374