The Gathering of the Manna (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
You mean Moses has more to do? I thought he was done with his job once he got the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses had to lead them now? I thought God was doing that.
Where is Moses leading them?
The Promised Land? A land flowing with milk and honey? Milk and honey. I want to go there.
Okay, I’ll listen to the story.
After the Israelites crossed the Red Sea they traveled for three days in the desert without finding any water.
I’m getting thirsty just thinking about it.
Yes, I’m listening.
They finally came to a place with water called Marah, but they couldn’t drink the water because it was bitter. So they grumbled against Moses.
Moses cried out to the Lord and the Lord showed him a piece of wood to throw into the water, and when Moses did the water became sweet. Then they went to a place called Elim with twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and camped there.
The people left Elim and then they started grumbling against Moses again. This time they complained because in Egypt they had meat and all the food they wanted, and they said Moses had brought them out to the desert to starve to death.
Why didn’t Moses just send them back to Egypt? They sound like a bunch of whiners to me.
I wouldn’t whine.
Oh. I guess I would complain if I didn’t get my dog treats.
The Lord told Moses that He was going to rain down bread from heaven. But something else happened first. That evening quail covered the camp.
Woo woo! Dinner.
I am too listening. I just had to stop for a snack break.
The next morning there was a layer of dew around the camp and when the dew was gone thin flakes like frost appeared on the desert floor. The Israelites looked at each other and said, “What is it?” so they called it manna, which in Hebrew means what is it.
So what was it, person?
I know they called it manna, but what is it?
What? If I listen I’ll find out? Okay.
The manna tasted like wafers made with honey and the Lord told each person to gather what they needed and not keep any until morning.
Some people did keep some overnight and in the morning it was smelly and full of maggots.
I bet they didn’t do that again.
I’m listening.
On the sixth day the Lord told the people to gather twice as much because the following day would be the Sabbath, a day of rest. They didn’t find any manna on the ground on the Sabbath, but the manna they saved for that day was still good and didn’t have any maggots in it.
I think I would be in trouble on the Sabbath. I eat everything as soon as I get it.
Hey person, it looks like you have some extra. Can you please pass me the manna?
Hey person, what did you do with all those prickly pear fruits you had left over? I hope you made something good for me.
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