God Gave the Israelites Manna From Heaven

"He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not." Deut. 8:3

God gave the Israelites water to drink, but he also gave them food to eat.

All around the land were hard stones. There was some grass for the animals to eat, and a few trees, but they didn't have any fruit on them and there wasn't any corn to make bread. The people grew hungry and they started to complain. "What will happen to us?" They cried.

But God didn't forget them. When they woke up the next morning they found small, white discs on the ground. They tasted like wafers made with honey. 

This was called manna, and God had sent it to them to eat. It was there every morning except on the Sabbath. They had to wake up early to gather it, because it would melt in the sun. They had just enough for what they needed for the day. It would spoil if it was saved for the next day. The only day they could gather and save more was Friday, the day before their Sabbath day. This was because God had told them not to work on Saturday, the Sabbath day, and gathering the manna was considered work. Today, most people in the protestant church takes Sunday as a Sabbath day. 

The fourth commandment tells us to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. All the time the Israelites were in the wilderness, the manna came to them each morning so they could have food. 

QUESTIONS

1. Where were the Israelites ?

2. What did they drink in the wilderness?

3. What else did they want?

4. Why could they not get bread ?

5. What did God give them instead ?

6. What was the manna like ?

7. Where did it lie?

8. When was the manna on the grass?

9. Who was to eat it?

10. Who sent it?

11. What became of it in hot sunshine?

12. Would it stay fresh?

13. What was the only day when it could be saved?

14. How much came down the day before the Sabbath?

15. What could not be done on the Sabbath?

16. What is the Fourth Commandment?

17. So why did they get twice as much manna the day before ?

18. When did no manna come?

19. What day do we take as our Sabbath?