Exodus 16
Study: Manna &
Quail
Store: “Always be joyful. Keep on praying. No matter
what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to
Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Apply: God’s
Deliverance
Learn: God Provides-
· Exodus 16
o 3 Focus Points
§ 1. The Complaints- Exodus 16:1-3
· Their Surroundings
· Their focus
§ 2. God’s Plan-Exodus 16:4-15
· Provide their daily need
· Test their obedience
· God reveal’s His presence
§ 3. God’s Detailed Instructions- Exodus 16:16-36
· The Amount Required
· No Leftovers
· The 6th day
· The Sabbath
1. The
Complaints
-Exodus
16:1-3; 8
v According to verse 8 who were the complaints of the
people really against?
Ø When we complain, who are our complaints really
against?
§ Our complaints can leave a lasting impression on
others and on us. Complaints produce nothing but doubt, lack of trust, and
negativity.
§ How many times does God remind them about their
complaining in chapter 16?
¨ Their
Surroundings
-Exodus
16:1-2
Ø Bonus Question:
What was the environment like in the Sin Desert?
Ø What was the time frame from the time they left Egypt
to the time they arrived in the Sin Desert?
Ø What made the Sin Desert so inconvenient to the people
of Israel?
Ø How did the people of Israel allow their surroundings
to affect their attitudes?
§ How do your surroundings affect your attitude and
faith?
¨ Their Focus
-Exodus 16:3
Ø According to verse 3, what did the Israelites focus
on?
Ø Why were they so quick to complain?
§ Why are we so quick to complain when things get hard
or become inconvenient?
§ Rather than focusing on God, they focused on the
groaning’s of their flesh. What did their flesh desire to have happen?
Ø Where did God want their focus to be?
§ Why was it so hard for them to focus on God and His
ability to provide?
Ø What message can we draw out from verse 3?
2. God’s
Plan
Exodus 16:4-15
§ Bonus
Question -In the New Testament who is compared to Manna? Why? What passage is
used to describe this person?
¨ His Plan to
Provide
-Exodus 16:4,8
-Bonus Question: What does the word
Manna mean?
Ø How did God plan on providing food for the Israelites
according to verses 4 and 8?
§
Ø How would
this meet their daily needs?
§
· How does God meet our daily needs?
· Flip over and read Matthew 4:4.
¨ How does God’s Word satisfy our spiritual and physical
needs?
§ How does God carry out His plan and provide food for
the Israelites according to verse 13-15?
§ In verse 14 what does the Manna look like?
¨ Testing
Their Obedience
-Exodus 16:4
Ø Bonus
Question: According the lay out of the Tabernacle where was the manna placed?
Ø Why was it necessary to God to test the obedience of
the Israelites?
§ Why is obedience so important to God?
§ How do we benefit from being obedient?
§ How does trust and obedience go hand and hand?
¨ God Reveals
His Presence
-Exodus
16:7, 9-10
Ø What effect did God’s presence have on the people of
Israel?
§ When God reveals Himself to us, what purpose is it
for?
Ø How did God display His presence according to verses
7, 9 and 10?
§ Verse 7-
§ Verse 9-
§ Verse 10-
§ In what ways has God displayed His presence to us over
the last 2000 years?
§
3. God’s
Detailed Instructions
-Exodus
16:5, 12, 15-36
v Next to each verse list out God’s instruction.
Ø Next to the verses that apply list out the amount required
to take-
Ø Verse 5-
Ø Verse 16-
-Why were they only allowed to take the amount needed
and not wanted?
Ø Verse 18-
-What happened to those who took too much?
-What happened to those who took little?
Ø Verse 19-
-Why did God not want them to keep any
overnight?
-What happened in verse 20 to those who
disobeyed?
Ø Verse 22-
-Why was there twice as much food on the sixth day?
Ø Verse 23-
-Why were the Israelites to not gather
food on the 7th day?
Ø Verse 25-
-What was the importance of the Sabbath?
-How does that still apply to us today?
-Why is it important for us to take time
to rest and be with God?
Ø Verse 26-
§ Verse 27- what resulted from those who disobeyed and
still tried to gather manna on the Sabbath day?
Ø Verse 32-
Ø Verse 33-
§ In verse 31 what did the Manna taste like?
·
¨ God is not only a God of detail but of taste too.
§ How long did Israel eat Manna?
§ Why is God so detail oriented?
§ How does His details benefit and help us?
§ How do they protect us?
How are we similar to the
Israelites today?
What lessons can we learn and
apply from Exodus 16?
Take-Away
1. God always provides our
daily needs, NOT WANTS! (And that is a good thing.)
2. Use these lessons and
examples to help guide you as you walk through this life.
3. Focus on God’s plan and
will for your life.
4. Don’t just read God’s
Word, study it and obey it.
5. Wake up and feast on the Word of God, it is
your daily source of strength and nourishment.
6. Don’t let your complaints
become more than your thanks.
Application
1. How can you transform your
complaints into prayers of thankfulness?
2. How can you find joy in
the midst of suffering, inconvenience, stress, and frustration?
3. What three things can you
take from Exodus 16 and apply to your life this week?
4. List out 10 ways God has met your daily needs
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