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The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

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God's 40-Year Faithfulness

Commentators emphasize that this verse summarizes God's incredible, long-term faithfulness. For forty years, He miraculously provided food. This provision was perfectly timed, lasting until the very moment the Israelites could eat the produce of the Promised Land, demonstrating that God's care is constant and reliable throughout our entire journey.

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Exodus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Exodus 16:35

18th Century

Theologian

Did eat manna forty years - This does not necessarily imply that the Israelites were fed exclusively on manna, or that the supply was contin…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 16:35

19th Century

Bishop

The children of Israel did eat manna forty years. —Moses may have added this verse to the present chapter shortly before his death, when t…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Exodus 16:34–36

19th Century

Preacher

Now I want you to read in the Book of Numbers. Further on in the history of the children of Israel, when the people had been long in the wilderness…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 16:35

17th Century

Pastor

And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years
Wanting thirty days, as Jarchi observes; reckoning from their c…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 16:32–36

17th Century

Minister

God having provided manna to be his people's food in the wilderness, its remembrance was to be preserved. Eaten bread must not be forgotten. God's …