Bible Study

Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon:

Passage Outline

• Tasting Bitter Waters (Exodus 15:22–27)
• Manna and Quail in the Wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:1–36)
• "As at Meribah, as on the Day at Massah" (Exodus 17:1–7)

Sermon Questions

1. Reread Exodus 16:13–18.
   1. The omer is a unit of measurement describing what is sufficient for each person — in effect, a cap on what the Israelites are to gather. In modern terms, we call this a "lifestyle cap." (Recall Sam's story about John Wesley and the chambermaid.) Have you ever set a lifestyle cap?
2. Reread Exodus 16:19–21.
   1. Moses forbids the Israelites to hoard the manna. In modern terms, hoarding is using our resources to untether ourselves from relationships. What opportunities is God giving you to use your resources to lean into relationships?
3. Reread Exodus 16:22–30.
   1. Do you practice a Sabbath — a "day of ceasing"? What's getting in the way?
4. Reread Exodus 16:31–35
   1. God commanded Israel to commemorate His provision by reserving manna, doubtless in part to steady their confidence in God's provision over their desert sojourn. Are you confident that God is your provider? If not, how have you commemorated His provision? Where are you "looking" to steady your confidence in your Lord and Master?

Resources Consulted

• Christopher Wordsworth, Notes on Genesis and Exodus (Oxford, 1875)
• Leon Kass, Founding God's Nation: Reading Exodus (Yale, 2021)
• Randy Alcorn, Money, Possessions, and Eternity (Wheaton: Tyndale House, 2003)
• For further resources
  • Explore Randy Alcorn's ministry, Eternal Perspective Ministries.
  • Register for The Ridley Institute's Spring 2026 course, "Practicing Simplicity in the Way of Jesus."

Questions?

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