MANNA
First Word
Setting the stage – The Israelites had just
been supernaturally delivered from Egypt
and
were now in the desert of Sin
they
were going to die from hunger in the desert. - Now this complaint was
actually against God.
There
was much unbelief in Israel
They
did not TRUST God to provide for them even though they had just experienced the
SUPERNATURAL Passover of the death
angel,
the
pillar of fire, the pillar of smoke and the parting of the Red Sea .
God
heard their murmurings and said; “I will
rain bread from heaven”.
Ex 16:1-3 - They murmured
against Moses – We are going to die
1 The children of Israel land of Egypt
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel
3 The children of Israel said, Would to God we had
died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh
pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth
into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger
KJV
Deut 32:13 – Wild honey
and wild olives
13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and
fed him with the fruit of the fields. He nourished him with honey
from the rock NIV
Ex 16:7 – The murmurings
are against God
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of
the LORD; for that he hears your murmurings against the LORD:
KJV
Ex 16:4 – God said I will
rain bread from heaven
4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I
will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather
every day
Manna
- Manna means “What is it?” - Manna in
Hebrew means “man” – Like; “Man; what is it”?
- Manna is kin to the Egyptian
word mennu which means “food” – Josephus the Jewish
Historian suggests that it’s a question; “Is it food”?
- Manna was a temporary
food of supernatural origin specifically for the chosen
people
- It was a visible
reminder to the Hebrews of God’s providential care for His people.
- Supernatural – 1)
Fell from the sky – 2) Fell
every morning - 3) Didn’t fall
on the Sabbath - 4) Fell for
forty years – 5) Rotted
after one day except for the sixth/seventh day. - 6) Did not rot or stink when stored in the golden jar in the
Ark of the Covenant.
- Until
this event
even though the Sabbath was known it was not observed in any
special way.
Ps 78:24 – It rained down
the bread of angels.
24 he rained down manna for the people to
eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
Ex 16:14 -15 Manna means “What is it” – Thin flakes
14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like
frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.
15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each
other, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. NIV
How they got it
- It was flakes
that rained down like frost (hoarfrost)
on the ground every morning, sparkling like pearls and fed them for all
the 40 years of their wandering.
- In appearance; it was
small thin white round and hard like sweet
gum or resin and looked similar to the white coriander seed. The
coriander plant belongs to the parsley family; the seed when dried is
pleasant to taste and is used for medicine and to flavor soups and salads.
- The dew fell the
night before to cool the ground so the manna would not melt.
- They were told to
collect only what was needed for one day; an omer per person and NO MORE; and
on the sixth day to collect twice as much; two omers per person so they
could observe the Sabbath. - Some commentaries say that the manna was NOT
supernaturally preserved on the Sabbath because it had been cooked
it into cakes the day before.
- It should be noted;
although God provided the manna; man had to do his part and go and gather
it, prepare it and cook it. What
God graciously gives; we must industriously gather – If man does not
work, he does not eat.
- The manna was congealed
in the cool of the night, but in the heat of the day, it melted. To diminish the supernatural
melting; some scholars say it didn’t melt; it was ants that ate it.
- Some Israelites did
not heed Moses’ instructions and got more than was needed; the next day it
had maggots in it. Again, scholar’s
think that this probably was also the work of ants that would seek out
what was stored. – However the ants must have observed the Sabbath too and
didn’t bother the manna on that day. – To me this is even more SUPERNATURAL.
Num 11:9 – It came down
with the dew.
9 When the dew settled on the camp at
night, the manna also came down. NIV
Ex 16:4-5 – Collect twice
as much on the sixth day
4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will
rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and
gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether
they will follow my instructions.
5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what
they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the
other days." NIV
2 Thess 3:10 – Had to labor to get the manna
10 "If a man will not work, he shall not
eat NIV
Ex 16:21 -22 – It melted as the sun came up
21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as he
needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as
much--two omers for each person – NIV
Ex 16:20 – Leftovers filled up with maggots.
20 However, some of them paid no attention to
Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots
and began to smell.
Manna Bugs - Rabbit Trail
Some authorities suggest that
manna is no more than a natural phenomenon
occurring in NATURE; some scaled
insects feed on the sap of the Tamarisk plant
which sap is very rich in
carbohydrates, but poor in nitrogen.
The excess carbohydrate
ingested to get the nitrogen is excreted as honeydew.
The honeydew is rich in
sugar and pectin. – The dry desert air evaporates most of the moisture from the
honeydew leaving sticky droplets on the plants and ground.
When the ground warms from
the sun the ants swarm to seek it out for food.
I disagree with this NATURAL
cause because it does not fulfill all the Biblical
requirements for manna; the
Tamarisk is seasonal and not predictable
therefore it certainly
could not sustain millions of people every day for forty years.
And besides that, it could
not be made into cakes.
This is just another
attempt to remove the supernatural from the Bible.
How they cooked it
- Manna was considered
“corn” or “grain” from heaven and was boiled in pots like a potage; a soup, or stew or similar to grits; and for variety
it was beaten, crushed or ground in a mortar into
meal and baked into cakes;
the cakes were called “the bread of angels”; Angel Bread Cake and they made it into sweet pastry wafers with honey and
olive oil.
- On the 6th day they
were to bake the cakes that were to be eaten on the Sabbath.
- The mill used to make
bread was deemed of such importance that no one was allowed to take
it as collateral for a loan; it was a man’s livelihood.
Ps 78: 25 – Angel’s bread
25 Men ate the bread of angels; he sent
them all the food they could eat. NIV
Ps 78:24-25 – The grain of
heaven – Angels Bread
24 he rained down manna for the people to
eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Men ate the bread of angels; he sent
them all they could eat. NIV
Ps 78:24 - Corn of heaven
24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and
had given them of the corn of heaven. KJV
Num 11:7-8 – Looked like a
coriander seed
7 The manna was like coriander seed and looked
like resin.
8 The people went around gathering it, and then
ground it in a handmill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot
or made it into cakes. And it tasted like something made with olive
oil.
NIV
Ex 16:31 – Pastry like honey wafers
31 The people of Israel
NIV
Deut 24:6 – Do not take
the mill for security of a debt
6 Do not take a pair of millstones--not
even the upper one--as security for a debt, because that would be taking a
man's livelihood as security. NIV
Big Quail Hunt
- When the supernatural
becomes normal, we begin to take it for granted and demand that we deserve
more. - The provision becomes about us and not about Him. - At
some point the Israelites wanted more variety in their food and in their arrogant
lust begin to complain to
Moses for some
- The manna was given
as a test to see if they would follow His instructions – The principal ISSUE
here was not really about more food; but it was the DESPISING of God’s
provision.
- The rejection of His
gracious gift of manna was extremely evil in the sight of the Lord.
- So along with the
Manna, God SUPERNATURALLY brought forth a wind that blew quail into the
camp for two days and one night. (The common brown quail was seven
inches long).
- With
3,000,000 adults; each person caught 10 homers or 105 bushels; there were
64 dressed quail to a bushel; so each person had 6,720 quail giving
us a total of 20,160,000,000 quail caught in two days. – They spread the
quail in the sun to dehydrate them. Quail
Jerky.
- Some commentaries say
the exhausted migratory quail was piled up three feet high on
the ground, others say they were flying about three feet off
the ground; Anyway they got’em.
- They had put God
to the Test saying “Can God spread a table in the desert”? and
He answered their complaining in anger saying; “Is the LORD's arm too
short”? While the meat was
still in their mouth, He sent a plague that killed THE FATTEST of them.
- This speaks volumes
to me as I am 40 pounds overweight.
Scripture calls it GREED.
- Proverbs: You should cut your
throat if you are a glutton. – GOOD
GRIEF
- Grave
Yard
- The name of the place where they buried all the DEAD FAT PEOPLE was called
“Kibroth Hattaavah” which means the “Graves of Craving”
Num 11:6 – We are tired of
this Manna
6 We have lost our appetite; we never see
anything but this manna
Ps 10:3 – The greedy cravings
revile the Lord
3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he
blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. NIV
Ps 78:18-19 –They
willfully put God to the test
18 They willfully put God to the test by demanding
the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God," Can God spread
a table in the desert?
Num 11:23 - Is the Lord’s arm too short to feed you?
23 The LORD answered Moses, "Is the LORD's
arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true
for you." NIV
Num 11:31 -32 – A wind drove in quail – Made some JERKY
31 Now a wind went out from the LORD and drove
quail in from the sea. It brought them down all around the camp to about three
feet above the ground, as far as a day's walk in any direction.
32 All that day and night and all the next day
the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten
homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp. (To
dehydrate/preserve) NIV
Ex 16:13 – Quail covered the camp
13 At the evening, the quails came up, and covered
the camp: ASV
Ps 105:40 – He satisfied
them with quail
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied
them with the bread of heaven. ASV
Ps 78:29 – Their craving turned
to LUST of bodily appetite
29 They ate till they had more than enough,
for he had given them what they craved.
Num 11:20 – This was not about food; but the rejection of God
20 because you have rejected the LORD, who
is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, "Why did we ever leave Egypt
Ps 106:14-15 - They put
God to the Test – Then Disease
14 In the desert they gave in to their craving;
in the wasteland they put God to the test.
15 So he gave them what they asked for, but sent
a wasting disease upon them. NIV
Num 11:33 – God sent a plague.
33 But while the meat was still between their
teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the LORD burned against
the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. NIV
Ps 78:30-31 – God slew the
FATTEST of them.
30 But before they turned from the food they
craved, even while it was still in their mouths,
31 When the anger of God went up against them, and
slew of the fattest of them, and smote down the young men of Israel ASV
Prov 23:2 – Cut your
throat if you are a glutton
2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given
to gluttony. NIV
Num 11:34 – They named the place Kibroth Hattaavah
34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth
Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
NIV
BATTLE CRY OF MOSES
- You can’t get the
full impact of what the people wanted till you hear the deep passions of
lament by Moses as he bowed before God known as “The Battle Cry of Moses”. – His deep depression; his burden
was just too much for him; he wanted to die. – If you will; Moses was
serving as a mirror of the feelings of God. – What if the Lord were to
die to these people; to no longer be their God? – You must read Moses’ battle
cry.
- God was already angry
with the people and He said He would give them so much meat, it would come
out their nose and they would come to loathe the meat.
- NOTE: If the manna hadn’t fallen and the quail
hadn’t come, Moses would have been declared a false prophet, because he
had already said that they would.
Num 11:10-15 – Moses
laments to God – Battle Cry of Moses
10 Moses heard the people of every family
wailing, each at the entrance to his tent. The LORD became exceedingly
angry, and Moses was troubled.
11 He asked the LORD, "Why have you brought
this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put
the burden of all these people on me?
12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give
them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an
infant, to the land you promised on oath to their forefathers?
13 Where can I get meat for all these people?
They keep wailing to me, `Give us meat to eat!'
14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the
burden is too heavy for me.
15 If this is how you are going to treat me, put
me to death right now--if I have found favor in your eyes--and do not let
me face my own ruin." NIV
Num 11:18 -20 – You will have so much it will come out your nose
18 "Tell the people: ` The LORD heard you
when you wailed, "If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in
Egypt
19 You will not eat it for just one day, or five,
ten or twenty days,
20 but for a whole month--until it comes
out of your nostrils and you loathe it--because you have rejected
the LORD, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, "Why did
we ever leave Egypt
Why Manna
- God could have chosen
a number of ways to sustain His people, but He chose manna as a symbol
of bread and that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word
that comes from the mouth of GOD.
- God humbled the
Israelites which caused them to see their dependence on Him.
- It
is Written - While Jesus was in
the wilderness, He used the same scripture about Manna to instruct Satan
when he tried to tempt Him to turn stones into bread.
Deut 8:3 – To teach about
the Word of God
3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and
then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to
teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word
that comes from the mouth of the LORD. NIV
Luke 4:3-4 – It is Written
- Man does not live on bread alone
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son
of God, tell this stone to become bread."
4 Jesus answered, "It is written: `Man
does not live on bread alone.'" NIV
Symbolism
- The manna or bread coming
down from heaven to feed them is symbolic of Christ coming down from heaven
to feed us the Word of God; the bread of life.
- The difference was that
those that ate the manna in the desert all died and those that eat the
manna or bread of Christ will never die.
- The manna or bread is
symbolic of His flesh which he gave for the life of the world
John 6:31 – God gave them bread from heaven
31 Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as
it is written:
He gave them bread from heaven to
eat.'" NIV
John 6:38 – Jesus came down from heaven
38 For I have come down from heaven not to
do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. NIV
John 6:49-50 – Eat the
living bread and not die
49 Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet
they died.
50 But here is the bread that comes down from
heaven, which a man may eat and not die.
John 6:51 – The bread is my flesh that I will give for your life
51 I am the living bread that came down from
heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my
flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." NIV
Golden Jar
- Moses directed Aaron to
place some Manna in a Golden Jar and to put it inside the Ark of
the Covenant with the Ten Commandments and Aarons Rod that
had budded. – It was hidden from
view. - No one saw it again… (That
lived.) – NYOBS 16 Ark of the
Covenant
- NOTE: The
- Some of the hidden
manna is promised to all the Believers at the resurrection; they will
receive the life giving bread.
- Manna is a hidden
agent for “spiritual sustenance” for the risen saints.
- God’s
miracle of manna; This bread should not be forgotten – His mercies are to
e held in an everlasting remembrance for our own encouragement to trust
Him.
- From
the Apocrypha – 2 Maccabees 2:4-8 – It is recorded that the Ark of the
Covenant with the Golden Jar of Manna is still in the
Ex 16:33 – Save an omer of manna for the generations to see
33 So Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and
put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for
the generations to come." NIV
Heb 9:3-4 – A gold jar of
manna was in the ark
3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place
4 which had the golden altar of incense and the
gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna,
Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. NIV
17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden
manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it,
known only to him who receives it. NIV
2 Maccabees 2:4-8 – It’s
hid in a mountain cave
4 It was also in the writing that the prophet, in
obedience to a revelation, gave orders that the tent and the ark should
accompany him, and that he went away to the mountain where Moses went up and
beheld God’s inheritance,
5 And Jeremiah came and found a cave-dwelling,
and he took the tent and the Ark
6 And some of those who followed him came up to
mark the road, and they could nod find it.
7 But when Jeremiah found it out, he blamed them
and said, “The place shall be unknown until God gathers the congregation
of his people together and shows his mercy”.
8 Then the Lord will show where they are,
and the glory of the Lord will appear, as they were shown in the day of Moses,
and when Solomon asked that the place might be made very sacred.
Aaron’s Rod – Rabbit Trail
- I just felt a need to
hitch hike on Aaron’s rod being in the ark because it is so fascinating.
- The ark was 62.5”
long so Aaron’s rod must have been about 5 feet long to fit inside the
ark.
- There was grumblings
within the camp about NEPOTISM by Moses in selecting his brother Aaron to
be the high priest.
- Moses contended that
it was God that had chose Aaron; which He did.
- So Moses had every
tribal leader bring his staff or rod with their tribal name written on it to
the “Tent of the Testimony” and that included Aaron and his rod.
- They put all the Twelve
rods before the Ark of the Covenant and the next day Aaron’s rod not only
had budded, but it had leaves, blossoms and almonds
on it.
- After that, the
matter was settled and the grumbling stopped. – NYOBS 16 Ark of the Covenant
Num 17:2-5 – Write the
Tribal names on the Twelve Rods
2 Speak unto the children of Israel
3 And thou shall write Aaron's name upon the
rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their
fathers.
4 And thou shall lay them up in the tabernacle of
the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's
rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me
the murmurings of the children of Israel
Num 17:8 – Buds, Blossoms
and Almonds on Aaron’s Rod
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses
went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for
the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed
blossoms, and yielded almonds. KJV
Num 17:10 – Put Aaron’s
rod in the Ark of the Covenant
10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod
again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels;
and thou shall quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
Pseudo
Manna and Locust
- From
the Apocrypha -
Baruch
- This command to offer
the manna cereal came long after the manna had stopped – There is a
tree called “Sinai manna”
which exudes a gum-resin that could be used to make this cereal This tree
is also called the Alhagi maurorum tree or the Prickly Alhagi. – Just saying
- One morning in 1932 a
white tasteless and odorless substance like manna covered the vegetation
and grounds on a farm in
- This tree was more
commonly called the LOCUST
It Stopped
- The next morning
after the Israelites had crossed over into the borders of
- God had provided the
manna until it was no longer needed.
- Jesus became the
manna that came down from heaven and His body gave life to the world.
Ex 16:35 – Ate Manna until
they came into Canaan
35 And the children of Israel land of Canaan ASV
Josh 5:12 – The manna stopped the next morning
12 The manna stopped the day after
they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the
Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan . NIV
John 6:30-33 – Jesus
Christ became the manna from heaven
30 So they asked him, "What miraculous sign
then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
31 Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert;
as it is written: `He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
32 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth,
it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father
who gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he who comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world." NIV
Other Food
- Although this study
is about the manna, I don’t want to leave the reader believing that all
they had to eat was bread and
water and only once in 40 years, a one month supply of quail.
- They also had meat
from the sacrifices of sheep and cattle; fish, wild honey, wild olives,
bitter herbs, unleavened bread, milk and other by products from the goats.
- They also kept the
Passover meal which would include lamb, red wine, eggs, sweet vegetables,
salad, nuts and sauces.
Ex 32:6 – Meat of the
sacrifices
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered
burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat
and to drink, and rose up to play. KJV
Lev 6:16 – Unleavened bread
16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his
sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in
the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. KJV
Num 9:11 – Bitter herbs
11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even
they shall keep it (Passover), and eat it with unleavened
bread and bitter herbs. KJV
Num 11:22 – flocks and fish
22 Shall the flocks and the herds be
slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be
gathered together for them, to suffice them? KJV
Deut 14:21 – Goats milk
21 You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
KJV
Passover Food – Rabbit Trail
- Water: A dish of salt water for washing
the hands represented the tears of the slaves.
- Red
Wine: As the feast progressed, their cup would
be refilled four times with RED wine representing the blood.
- The
Lamb:
A one year old male lamb without blemish, roasted and not boiled was to be
eaten without breaking a bone in his body. It was called the “Paschal Lamb” and was
eaten with the bitter herbs. Jesus
was the Lamb of God - Not a bone in Jesus’ body was broken.
- Bitter
herbs
salad consisted of bitter lettuce, chicory or
endive; Today, Jews use grated horseradish or onion, parsley and
watercress. It was symbolic of how
the Egyptians embittered their live during captivity.
- Haroset
sauce
or fruit pulp was grated apples, chopped nuts, sugar, cinnamon and sweet
red wine mashed together into a texture resembling mortar, making a thick
dip. It represents the mortar
of Pharaoh’s building projects.
- Unleavened
bread; Wrapped
in a napkin, there were three wafers of bread such as Matzos; which had a
texture like a cracker. Represented
their quick flight out of bondage.
- Other
dishes;
a hard boiled egg and sweet vegetables also for dipping. NYOBS 5
Lord’s supper
Supernatural
- Manna had never
appeared with the dew until God sent it and it was a fulfillment of His prophecy.
- It was not known to man and had
never happened before. - If you add
up the days of just the Supernatural manna for 40 years you would have
12,480 miracles. – The miracle of manna was to prove that God was the
giver.
- There were 2,080
Sabbaths that supernaturally the manna did not rot or stink
- The bread of heaven
came down six days a week; skipping the seventh, for the forty years that
they wandered in the wilderness. - It was Angel’s food;
- It melted daily
except on the Sabbath and it rotted every day except for the Sabbath.
- There is no other
natural plant, or a phenomenon in nature that exist that meets
- The manna in the
golden jar was preserved supernaturally by God. – It may still exist.
- The quail
supernaturally came every evening at the exact time and place just as Moses
said.
- In all their
complaining, they did not fuss about water
in the wilderness, because it was also supernaturally provided.
Prayer, Praise, Plan
- God provides Daily Bread; our daily food,
and when we have eaten and are full we should offer up a prayer of praise
and gratitude to Him for sustaining us.
- God lives within us
when we are praising Him in prayer.
- We are to gather the
manna of Gods word every morning of our days - When we miss a day that
day’s opportunity is gone. – We are not to hoard it, but to digest it
and share it within our sphere of influence.
- Don’t worry about
tomorrow’s bread; enjoy today’s bread; plan and trust God for
tomorrow.
- Don’t boast about what
you are going to do tomorrow; just “plan your work” and say “If it is God’s will” you will “work
your plan”. – Pray & Praise - Plan your work – Work your plan.
- Get God involved;
seek Godly council. - God promises to order your steps according to
His purpose and to make your plans succeed. – God has plans
for you.
- He will take what you
have and multiply it. – Thank
God for being the Manna in your life.
Ps 111:5 – God will
provide food for the believer
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he
remembers his covenant forever. NIV
Deut 8:10 – Praise God for your meal
10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise
the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. NIV
Matt 6:11 – Give us today our daily bread
11 Give us today our daily bread. NIV
Ps 22:3 – God inhabits the
praises of His people
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the
praises of Israel ASV
Matt 6:34 – Don’t worry
about tomorrow – Plan and trust God
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. NIV
James 4:13 -15 – Say, “If it is the Lord’s will”
13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or
tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business
and make money."
14 Why, you do not even know what will happen
tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while
and then vanishes.
15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is
the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." NIV
Prov 15:22 – Seek council for your plans
22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with
many advisers they succeed. NIV
Prov 16:3 – Commit to the
Lord and your plans will succeed
3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your
plans will succeed NIV
Prov 16:9 – You plan – God
will order your steps
9 In his heart a man plans his course, but
the LORD determines his steps. NIV
Prov 19:21 – You plan – God will determine the purpose
21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but
it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. NIV
Jer 29:10-11 – God has
plans for you
11 For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future. NIV
John 6:9-10 – Five small
barley loaves fed five thousand.
9 "Here is a boy with five small barley
loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
10 "Have the people sit down." There was
plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of
them. NIV
Off the
Subject but; I just needed to say it
Today outside a Second Hand
Book Store, I found a bin of FREE BOOKS… In it I found a large assortment of Christian
books deemed worthless by the store.
While this was great for me, it sure sends a message of
what
man thinks is important.
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Prov 11:14
I am grateful for those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further than I otherwise ever could have.
A Commentary – Critical, Experimental &
Practical - Eerdmans
Antiquity of the Jews; The – Josephus
Apocrypha; The – Edgar J. Goodspeed
Baker Commentary on the Bible – Walter A. Elwell
Bible Almanac; The – Packer Tenny White
Bible Commentary – F.B. Meyer
Dake’s
Annotated Reference Bible – Finis Jennings Dake
Expositor’s Bible Commentary; The – Frank E. Gaebelein
Harper’s Bible Dictionary – Harper and Row
Illustrated Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The – Tyndale
King James Version Bible – KJV
Matthew Henry’s Commentary – Matthew Henry
New International Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas ; Tenney
New International Version Bible – NIV
Victor Journey through the Bible; The – V. Gilbert Beers
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible; The – Tenney
Wycliffe Bible Commentary; The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
Wikipedia Dictionary
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