Exodus 16:2-15
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Shemot 16: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
- "Rejected by the World," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- Chapter III, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 100). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.)
- Chapter XX, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- Chapter XX, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "God richly feeds everyone, and no one can justly complain."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "We are hereby taught...to be prudent and diligent in providing food for ourselves and our households; with quietness working, and eating our own bread, not the bread of idleness or deceit."
- From Wesley's Notes.
- "None talk more absurdly than murmurers."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "There is a gum of the same name distilled in this desert region from the tamarisk, which is much prized by the natives, and preserved carefully by those who gather it. It is collected early in the morning, melts under the heat of the sun, and is congealed by the cold of night."
- Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Commentary, Exodus 16:2-15,Amy Erickson, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "In this passage, God acknowledges not only the Israelites' need for assurance but also God's desire to shape them as a different kind of people, a different kind of community."
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Commentary, Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15, Elna K. Solvang, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "God is near and listening to those whom we might be tempted to call faithless: those who complain to God because they are hungry, anxious, dislocated, in unfamiliar territory and without a clear plan for the future. There God is present."
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Commentary, Exodus 16:2-15, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "Exodus 16 has many themes that speak to Christians today?grumbling by the people of God, good provision by God, and the importance of Sabbath rest."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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Exodus 16:2-15,
Pentecost 19,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church
in Australia.
- "I agree that we can easily forget about God who is present in the ordinary as well as in the miraculous. However, in the case of the wilderness neither the quail nor the manna were present before the people complained to Moses and Aaron, and their appearance and instructions re the amount to be taken come into the area of the miraculous. If the consequences of their greed were a consequence in my life it might help to curtail my times of excess in all sorts of areas."
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The Old Testament Readings:
Exodus 16:2-15. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "The account in Exodus also eliminates any delay in God?s response. The people have meat on the very day of their complaining."
- Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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Desert Scribblings, Exodus 16:2-15, Geoff McElroy.
- "Where are those gifts and blessings God has sent that we don?t immediately recognize?"
- "Global Inequality," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
- Parshah Beshalach, text, commentary, stories, sermons & articles from Chassidic Masters and others, from Chabad Lubavitch.
- An
Exegetical Commentary of the Common Lectionary: Exodus 16:2-15.
Rough Translation, Disposition, Immediate Context, Broader Context,
Hermeneutical Bridge and Contemporary Address. Project directed by John
Alsup from the Biblical Department of Austin Theological Seminary.
- "In ancient Judaism, meals were doubly important, one, for sustenance and, two, for fellowship celebrations of significant experiences people had relative to God?s watchcare."
- "Vanity and Faith," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- Parshas Beshalach, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox articles and studies on 13:17 - 17:16.
- Parshat Beshalach, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
- Commentary, Exodus 16:2-15,Amy Erickson, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- Articles & Background:
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"Sabbath, a 'Little Jubilee,'" Richard H. Lowery, (other resources
at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
- "Sabbath may be the key to our survival, prosperity, and sanity."
- Bread from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine. Ancient and contemporary articles, commentary, and exposition, Biblical to modern.
- "Manna," wikipedia.
- "Manna" at the (1916) Catholic Encyclopedia.
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"Sabbath, a 'Little Jubilee,'" Richard H. Lowery, (other resources
at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Azriel, Yakov,
"Manna," poetry in Cross Currents, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Beuken, W.A.M.,
"Exodus 16:5, 23: A Rule Regarding the Keeping of the Sabbath,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bloomer, Nancy,
"Starting Over," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ferris, Paul Wayne, Jr.,
"The Manna Narrative of Exodus 16:1-10," Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1975.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Geller, Stephen A.,
"Manna and Sabbath: A Literary-Theological Reading of Exodus 16,"
Interpretation, 2005.
(See also
entire issue of Interpretation devoted to Sabbath, 2005.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Greenberg, Irving,
"The Maturation of Covenant in Judaism and Christianity," The Living
Pulpit, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Azriel, Yakov,
"Manna," poetry in Cross Currents, 2004.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "Small and White, Clean and Bright," the Rev. Dr. James. C. Howell, Day 1, 2011.
- Living On One Day's Rations, Douglas B. Bailey, SermonStudio.
- "Leadership in the Wilderness," Bill Laramee, Duke Divinity School's Faith & Leadership, 2010.
- "Grumbling or Gratitude: Expressions in the Wilderness," Dr. Roberta Hestenes, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1993.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 20, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2011.
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Sept 18, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Exodus 16:2-15 and Brand and Jam for Frances.
- "Wandering in the Wilderness," "Manna from Heaven," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Dinner on the Ground," and "Our Daily Bread," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "The Lord Sends Bread Like Rain," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Bread from Heaven," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- Poetry, Literature, and Literary
References:
- "Manna," Yakov Azriel, Cross Currents, Spring, 2004.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Clip Art: Gathering Manna, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- At Oremus
Hymnal:
- Alleluia, sing to Jesus
- Be still, for the presence of the Lord
- Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
- Dear Lord and Father of mankind
- Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness
- Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord
- Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
- I hunger and I thirst
- Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
- Light of the minds that know him
- Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor
- Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
- O praise ye the Lord! praise him in the height
- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
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- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Exodus
