Manna from heaven

“Each of them gathered as much as they could eat. And Moses said to them, “let no one leave any of it over till the morning.’ But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part o…

What was manna? Why did God supply the Israelites with manna as they wandered through the wilderness?

The description of manna in the Bible matches what Danin found in the Sinai Desert. He soon discovered that the white drops on the shrub’s stems were the digestive byproduct of insects that feed on the plant’s sap, known as honeydew. The secretion, formed at night, is loaded with sugar. The sweet liquid hardens to the form of white granules and is still collected from spring to early fall in many places in the Middle East today.

God wants us to depend on Him constantly, not just in the time of trial.

Use the Manna from Heaven Maze as a fun activity for your next children's sermon.

As soon as the Israelites entered the promised land, the manna ceased for some very good reasons. Do you know the reasons God no longer provided manna for them?

The people of Israel were given manna straight from God to survive in the wilderness. Their faith, however, was tested by it. Even though God provided this MIRACLE of a food that would nourish them in every way and feed their hunger, they complained to no end. They said they wanted MEAT and FISH. (Numbers 11) type of Christ our bread of life.

“Blessed be the Lord who daily loads us with benefits” (Psalm 68:18). Every single day the manna fell. As the children of Israel tramped through the wilderness, God showered His people with bread from heaven. The Bible says it was a small round substance, “as fine as the frost on the ground” (Exodus 16:14). It looked like white coriander seed, tasting like wafers made with honey (Exodus 16:31). The Israelites “ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made…