Exodus 16:4

New International Reader's Version

Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people must go out each day. Have them gather enough bread for that day. Here is how I will test them. I will see if they will follow my directions.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:23

The musicians received their orders from the Persian king. He told them what they should do every day.

Nehemiah 9:15

When the people were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven. When they were thirsty, you brought them water out of a rock. You told them to go into the land of Canaan. You told them to take it as their own. It was the land you had promised to give them.

Nehemiah 9:20

You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t hold back your manna from their mouths. And you gave them water when they were thirsty.

Psalm 105:40

They asked for meat, and he brought them quail. He fed them well with manna, the bread of heaven.

Psalm 78:23

But he gave a command to the skies above. He opened the doors of the heavens.

Exodus 15:25

Then Moses cried out to the Lord. The Lord showed him a stick. Moses threw it into the water. The water became fit to drink. There the Lord gave a ruling and instruction for the people. And there he tested them.

Exodus 16:15

The people of Israel saw the flakes. They asked each other, “What’s that?” They didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It’s the bread the Lord has given you to eat.

Proverbs 30:8

Keep lies far away from me. Don’t make me either poor or rich, but give me only the bread I need each day.

Matthew 6:11

Give us today our daily bread.

Luke 11:3

Give us each day our daily bread.

1 Corinthians 10:3

They all ate the same spiritual food.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Your people had never even known anything about manna before. The Lord took your pride away. He tested you. He did it so that things would go well with you in the end.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way. He guided you in the desert for these 40 years. He wanted to take your pride away. He wanted to test you to know what was in your hearts. He wanted to see whether you would obey his commands.

Joshua 24:15

But suppose you don’t want to serve him. Then choose for yourselves right now whom you will serve. You can choose the gods your people served east of the Euphrates River. Or you can serve the gods of the Amorites. After all, you are living in their land. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”