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God's Meticulous Provision
Commentators like John Gill explain that the dew served a practical, protective purpose. A layer of dew fell first, creating a clean surface for the manna. Another layer of dew then covered the manna, keeping it pure and safe from dirt or insects. This highlights God's meticulous and thoughtful care in providing for His people's daily needs.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 11:4–35
18th Century
Theologian
Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah.
(Numbers 11:4) The mixt multitude — The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff” a…
Charles Spurgeon
On Numbers 11:9
19th Century
Preacher
God took care to preserve his precious gift, encasing each single particle of it within a drop of dew, which gave it freshness. And when truth come…
John Gill
On Numbers 11:9
17th Century
Pastor
And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night
As it usually, and even constantly did:
the mann…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 11:4–9
17th Century
Minister
Man, having forsaken his proper rest, feels uneasy and wretched, even when prosperous. They were weary of the provision God had made for them, even…