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God Provides for Rest
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill emphasize that the double portion on the sixth day was God's practical way of enabling the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. This provision for rest, given before the Ten Commandments, highlights the Sabbath's deep significance in God's plan and shows His care in making obedience possible.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 16:5
18th Century
Theologian
It shall be twice as much - They should collect and prepare a double quantity.
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 16:5
19th Century
Bishop
On the sixth day —i.e., the sixth day after the first giving of the manna (Kalisch). Although in Babylon…
John Calvin
On Exodus 16:5
16th Century
Theologian
And it shall come to pass. Because the Sabbath is mentioned immediately, some would limit what is said concerning the law to its observanc…
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John Gill
On Exodus 16:5
17th Century
Pastor
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day
Of the week, and from the raining of the bread, which was on the fi…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 16:1–12
17th Century
Minister
The provisions of Israel, brought from Egypt, were spent by the middle of the second month, and they murmured. It is nothing new for the greatest k…