In Exodus 16, the Israelites grumble about their hunger in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, prompting God to provide manna and quail as sustenance. This provision serves as both a demonstration of God's care and a test of the people's faith, teaching them to rely on Him daily. The passage emphasizes the importance of trusting God during adversity and moving forward in faith, with a call to reflect on personal spiritual growth.

2. Exodus 16:1
They set out from Elim, and all the
congregation of the people of Israel came
to the wilderness of Sin, which is between
Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the
second month after they had departed
from the land of Egypt.
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3. Exodus 16:2-3
And the whole congregation of the people
of Israel grumbled against Moses and
Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of
Israel said to them, “Would that we had
died by the hand of the Lord in the land of
Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and
ate bread to the full, for you have brought
us out into this wilderness to kill this whole
assembly with hunger.”
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4. Exodus 16:4-5
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am
about to rain bread from heaven for you,
and the people shall go out and gather a
day’s portion every day, that I may test
them, whether or not they will walk in my
law or not. On the sixth day, when they
prepare what they bring in, it will be twice
as much as they gather daily.”
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5. Exodus 16:6-7
So Moses and Aaron said to all the people
of Israel, “At evening you shall know that it
was the Lord who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, and in the morning you shall
see the glory of the Lord, because he has
heard your grumbling against the Lord. For
what are we, that you grumble against us?”
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6. Exodus 16:8
And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you
in the evening meat to eat and in the
morning bread to the full, because the Lord
has heard your grumbling that you grumble
against him—what are we? Your grumbling
is not against us but against the Lord.”
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7. Exodus 16:9-10
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the
whole congregation of the people of Israel,
‘Come near before the Lord, for he has
heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as
Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of
the people of Israel, they looked toward the
wilderness, and behold, the glory of the
Lord appeared in the cloud.
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8. Exodus 16:11-12
And the Lord said to Moses, “I have heard
the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say
to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and
in the morning you shall be filled with
bread. Then you shall know that I am the
Lord your God.’”
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10. We are REDEEMED to be
God’s PEOPLE, living God’s
WAYS.

11. We are REDEEMED to be
God’s PEOPLE, living God’s
WAYS.
What God had done in the PAST was to
redeem a people who would TRUST Him in
the present.

12. We are REDEEMED to be
God’s PEOPLE, living God’s
WAYS.
What God had done in the PAST was to
redeem a people who would TRUST Him in
the present.
Dependence on God is developed more
through ADVERSITY than PROSPERITY

13. God moves them out
of a place of COMFORT
to a place that will
require they learn to
DAILY depend on Him.

14. God moves them out
of a place of COMFORT
to a place that will
require they learn to
DAILY depend on Him.
Since God SAVED me, will I TRUST Him?

15. God moves them out
of a place of COMFORT
to a place that will
require they learn to
DAILY depend on Him.
Since God SAVED me, will I TRUST Him?
Even when we are moving FORWARD with
God there may be times we are tempted to
look or turn BACK.

16. Manna was both a
demonstration of God’s
PROVISION as well as a
test of the people’s FAITH.

17. Manna was both a
demonstration of God’s
PROVISION as well as a
test of the people’s FAITH.
It was to teach His people to RELY on His
word expressing TRUST …

18. Manna was both a
demonstration of God’s
PROVISION as well as a
test of the people’s FAITH.
It was to teach His people to RELY on His
word expressing TRUST …
God’s provision also REQUIRED a RESPONSE

19. Manna was both a
demonstration of God’s
PROVISION as well as a
test of the people’s FAITH.
It was to teach His people to RELY on His
word expressing TRUST …
God’s provision also REQUIRED a RESPONSE
Jesus is God’s ULTIMATE provision Whom we
are to look to and RESPOND to in faith.

20. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Meditate on what it means to trust God
( ) Read Exodus 16 and/or John 6
( ) Reflect on what I have learned through
adversity
( ) Identify if I am longing for what I have left
behind or pressing forward in Christ
( ) Other________________________