The bread from heaven (Exo 15-16 questions)*

Exodus 15:22-16:36
Key verse - 16:33

1.    [15:22-27] Where did the Israelites find water? When (22-23)? Why did they grumble? To whom (23-24)? How did the Lord help resolve the problem (25a)? What was His ruling and instruction (25b-26)? Why did He give them such a ruling (26b)? What might be the test? How was it related to the events at the River of Marah? After this, where did the Israelites go and what did they find there (27)?

2.    [16:1-8] When, to whom, and why did the Israelites grumble again (16:1-3; Ref. Numbers 11:5)? Discuss the difference between their lives in Egypt and the life they lived during the last thirty days they spent in the desert. Also, discuss the cause and nature of grumbling. What plan did God tell Moses (4-5)?

3.    [6-8] What was God going to do (6-7a)? Why (7b)? Through this event, what else would they learn about God (8)? Why would He do this (8b)?

4.    [9-14] What did Moses and Aaron tell Israel to do (9)? How did God reveal Himself among them (10-11)? Why? What was His message to Israel (12a)? What was His purpose in this (12b)? What does this mean? During that evening and the next morning, what happened (13-15)? Discuss the relationship between v6-8 and v9-15.

5.    [16-20] How much manna did each Israelite collect? (16-17) What was the result (18)? What were God’s instructions for handling the manna (19)? What did some of the Israelites do? Why? What happened as a result (20)?

6.    [22-30] On the sixth day, how much were they supposed to gather (22)? What did God command regarding this (23-26)? Discuss the meaning of ‘a day of Sabbath rest’ and ‘holy Sabbath to the Lord’  (ref. 29-30). Why did some of the Israelites still go out to look for manna on the Sabbath (28)? What did God teach them regarding such an attitude (29-30)?

7.      [31-36] How did the bread God provided taste, and what did they call it (31)? What did God command Israel to do with this bread (32-34)? Why (Hebrews 9:3-4)? How long did they eat manna (35; Jos 5:12)? What was the significance of manna for Israel’s life (4; Deuteronomy 8:3,16; cf. Genesis 3:17-19; John 6:31-58)? Discuss this, in regard to their grumbling.