Exodus 16:25

"They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it."

Key Reflection

This verse illustrates God's provision and preservation. The bread left unconsumed overnight remained fresh without spoiling, demonstrating God’s miraculous care and trustworthiness in fulfilling His promises to the Israelites.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Eat that today -The practical observance of the Sabbath was thus formally instituted before the giving of the law. The people were to abstain from the ordinary work of every day life: they were not to collect food, nor, as it would seem, even to prepare it as on other days.

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