16:16Exodus 16:16

The Lord directed every Israelite to gather an omer of manna for each person in the tents, according to their number and eating, as the sufficient daily supply of about five pints per person.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+2 It was to be gathered fresh in the morning for each day, with a double portion on the sixth day and all gathering and preparing done beforehand so the Sabbath could be kept as rest.PP 294.3–295.1+1 Whether one gathered much or little, each ended with exactly enough to meet every need, with no surplus and no lack.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27 The miraculous giving of this daily bread confirms the seventh day hallowed at creation and witnesses to the Sabbath commandment given in Eden before it was spoken at Sinai.Ms 19, 1894, par. 10–12+1 The provision shows that everything concerning well-being is under divine care for man's highest good, yet God still requires human cooperation in gathering for household needs and sharing His gifts for the benefit of all.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+3

The command was for every man to gather according to his eating, an omer for every man according to the number of persons, taking for them which were in his tents.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+4 One omer per person each day was the sufficient daily amount of food for Israel, a measured portion for each person and household.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+4 That measure was about five pints per person, counted for everyone in each household.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+2 The provision met each person's need through the work of gathering according to household needs, with human cooperation required to obtain the God-provided bread.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+4

The manna was to be gathered in the morning for daily supply, with a double amount gathered on the sixth day so the Sabbath could be kept.PP 294.3–295.1+1 Gathering and preparing the heaven-sent food involved work, and that work was to be done on the preparation day so the Sabbath could be kept as a day of rest and spiritual devotion.PP 294.3–295.1+1 Those who gathered more and those who gathered less still ended with enough to meet each person's need, with no surplus and no lack.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27

The gathering of the manna was given by a miracle of God.Ms 21, 1897, par. 12–15 The leader of the children of Israel when it was given was Jesus Christ enshrouded in the pillar of cloud.Ms 21, 1897, par. 12–15 It belongs to the history of Israel in Exodus 13, 14, 15, and 16, under the same mighty General who divided the Red Sea and guarded the vast army of more than a million people so that not one soul perished.Ms 21, 1897, par. 12–15

The giving of the manna by miracle sustains the validity of the seventh day hallowed and sanctified by God at creation.Ms 19, 1894, par. 10–12 That provision in the wilderness testified to the Sabbath commandment, which had been given in Eden before it was spoken at Sinai.Ms 19, 1894, par. 10–12+1 The direction for gathering was part of an education covering all habits of life, because everything concerning well-being is the subject of divine care and comes within divine law.ST Nov 2, 1915 Even in providing food God sought the highest good of Israel.ST Nov 2, 1915

The manna He gave was heaven's food, sweet and nourishing for body and soul when received with contentment, while dissatisfaction brought worms in it.Lt 121, 1904, par. 14–16 It was fitted to promote physical, mental, and moral strength, so that despite the hardships of wilderness life there was not a feeble one in all the tribes.ST Nov 2, 1915 God provided bread to meet bodily needs in a measured portion for each person and household, requiring each to gather according to the number of its members and their eating.4T 469.1+2 That care did not remove human responsibility to cooperate with Him through the work of gathering according to household needs.4T 469.1 The command was an omer for every person, and those who gathered more and those who gathered less still ended with enough to meet each person's need, with no surplus and no lack.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27 God's provision and gifts are for the benefit of all and teach care for both body and soul, not for one person or group alone to possess abundance, so those blessed are to share with those less favored.Ms 156, 1901, par. 23–27+1

God supplied bread in the wilderness yet required each one to gather according to the needs of those in the tent, showing His care without removing human responsibility to cooperate with Him, and in the same way He calls every person to support His work according to ability by giving from what has been entrusted.4T 469.1 The manna was to be gathered each day in an amount suited to the number in each household, and that daily gathering teaches the need to seek fresh spiritual nourishment and divine enlightenment morning and evening instead of resting on past blessings.5T 486.2

God sent manna from heaven and commanded Israel to gather it up and prepare it to be eaten, and present light on the food question is to His people today what that manna was to Israel.Ms 42, 1902, par. 1–5 Believers in every country are therefore to gather the products of the earth there and prepare simple health foods suited to that country to take the place of flesh meat.Ms 42, 1902, par. 1–5 The manna was heaven's food given in a measured share for each person, and strangers living among the Israelites could share in it if they met the conditions and did not profane God's Sabbath.Ms 14, 1901, par. 6–12 Gathering and preparing that heaven-sent food involved work, which was to be done on the preparation day so that the Sabbath could be kept as a day of rest and spiritual devotion.Ms 14, 1901, par. 6–12+1

God provided manna in a measured portion for each person and household, sweet and nourishing for body and soul when received with contentment with what He gave.Lt 121, 1904, par. 14–16 Dissatisfaction brought worms in it, and the lesson of the measured portion is to trust God's provision and be content with the portion He gives.Lt 121, 1904, par. 14–16