What was manna? CQ Kids

Manna was special food from God that fed the Israelites while they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. He provided manna after helping Moses lead the people out of slavery in Egypt.
Exodus (16:4, Christian Standard Bible) says, “Then the LORD said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you…’”

“When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.” (Exodus 16:14, Berean Standard Bible)

Nobody knew what it was, because they had never seen anything like it before! Moses had to tell them God had provided bread from heaven so they would not starve.

God is so compassionate and wise. Not only did he lead the people out of slavery through Moses, but He had a plan in place to keep His people fed for forty years!

Exodus (See 16:31) tells us it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. Numbers (11:8) tells us the people ground or beat it to make baked cakes of bread, and it tasted like fresh oil.

Each household gathered what they needed for that day. There was always enough for everyone! (See Exodus 16:16‐18)

But there were important rules regarding this new miracle food. They had to eat each day’s potion without saving any extra for the next day. But some people didn’t listen, and the next morning, it smelled bad and had worms in it! (See Exodus 16:19-21)

They also had to gather it every morning, and if they didn’t, the sun would melt it!
However, the sixth day of the week was special. They were instructed to gather twice as much so they could rest and observe the seventh day, called the Sabbath. (See Exodus 16:22‐24) But in this case, the extra didn’t spoil