Exodus 16:4
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.
Cross-references
Exodus 16:15 identifies the manna as the bread from heaven promised here, completing the narrative.
Deuteronomy 8:2 explicitly recalls the wilderness testing and manna, confirming the purpose of humbling and testing.
Deuteronomy 8:16 directly ties manna to testing and humbling, reinforcing the same purpose.
Psalm 78:24 poetically describes the same miracle — God raining manna from heaven — as the fulfillment of the promise in Exodus 16:4.
Psalm 78:25 calls the manna 'bread of angels,' highlighting its heavenly origin and abundance.
Psalm 105:40 confirms God gave 'bread from heaven' in abundance, echoing the manna provision.
Matthew 6:11 asks for 'daily bread,' echoing the daily manna provision as a model for dependence on God.
Luke 11:3 echoes the daily bread request, mirroring God's provision of manna one day at a time.
John 6:31 recalls the manna as 'bread from heaven,' setting up Jesus' teaching on the true bread.
John 6:32 contrasts the manna with Jesus as the true bread from heaven, showing a greater fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 10:3 calls the manna 'spiritual food,' interpreting it as a type of Christ.
Nehemiah 9:15 recounts God giving bread from heaven, directly referencing the manna provision.
In John 6:51, Jesus identifies Himself as the living bread from heaven, fulfilling the manna typology.