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When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.
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A Supernatural Provision
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the manna was a unique, miraculous provision, not a natural phenomenon. They point to several proofs: it sustained millions for forty years, it appeared daily except on the Sabbath (when a double portion was provided), it followed the Israelites, and it spoiled if hoarded. This underscores that God's provision for His people transcends the laws of nature.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
Was gone up — that is, was drawn up by the heat of the sun.
A small round thing, as small as the hoarfrost…
Baptist
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the d…
16th Century
Protestant
And when the dew that lay was gone up. The shape of the manna is here briefly described, namely, that it was like the dew condensed into s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the dew that lay was gone up Exhaled by the sun upon the rising of it: behold, upon the face of the …
Presbyterian
At evening the quails came up, and the people caught with ease as many as they needed. The manna came down in dew. They called it —Manna, Manhu,— w…
