What happensPermalink
God gives the Israelites manna to eat in the wilderness. He confirms the Sabbath day by not providing manna for them to gather on it. Aaron gathers some manna for the tabernacle. The people survive on manna until they get to Canaan.
Why it mattersPermalink
Few stories elicit the truth of “God will provide” more strongly than this one, where an entire nation wandered a wilderness for forty years, and God provided food six days a week, every week, for the whole duration.
Key versePermalink
So the people rested on the seventh day.