16:4
The Lord made provision for the people. He was going to rain bread from heaven upon them. This is the manna. This section will also mention the quails, but the primary emphasis is on the manna. They were to go out and collect this manna each day. There has to be a link between this and the line in the Lord’s prayer where it says “give us this day, our daily bread”. This provision was also a test for them, would they walk in the ways of the Lord or not? The test in our life can be whether or not we trust in God’s provision for us. As with most things that God does, God was the provider, without God there was nothing. However, this did not mean the people did nothing, they were not passive recipients, but active recipients.
16:5-7
So the sixth day they would receive twice as much as usual. This was so that they would rest on the Sabbath. Moses and Aaron went to speak to the people. He is also direct about their grumbling. The people needed to get out of the habit of grumbling (as do we!). Moses also rebukes them for grumbling against Moses and Aaron. It was God who was their provider, it was God who brought them out of Egypt, not Moses and Aaron. It is a very human trait to attribute salvation to a man, rather than to God.
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