Bible Discussion on Monday 10th July at 6.30pm led by Bill Darlison

 MANNA - WHAT IS IT?

Discussion for Monday 10th July 2023, at 6.30 pm, led by Bill Darlison

We will consider the following passage from Exodus:

14When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. 16This is what the Lord has commanded: “Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.”’ 17The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. 18And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed. 19Then Moses said to them, ‘No one is to keep any of it until morning.’ 20However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So, Moses was angry with them. (Exodus 16:14-20)

What kind of writing is this? Is it history? Myth? Legend? Fable? Parable? 

Does this story have connections with passages in the New Testament?

Does this story have relevance for us today?

All welcome, Unitarian or not!

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