Exodus 16:4
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.”Exodus 16:4
What Does Exodus 16:4 Mean?
Exodus 16:4 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 16, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Guidance, Wilderness, and Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 16:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 8:2“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”Exodus 16:15“And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.”Psalms 78:24“And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.”John 6:31“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”Exodus 15:25“And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,”Genesis 22:1“And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.”Ruth 1:6“Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.”Nehemiah 9:15“And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.”1 Corinthians 10:3“And did all eat the same spiritual meat;”Psalms 105:40“The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.”Deuteronomy 8:16“Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”John 6:32“Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.”Genesis 5:22“And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:”Matthew 6:11“Give us this day our daily bread.”2 Corinthians 2:9“For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.”Joshua 24:15“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”Nehemiah 11:23“For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.”Proverbs 30:8“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:”Luke 11:3“Give us day by day our daily bread.”Matthew 6:32“(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”
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