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Bread from Heaven
The hunger God put in us, and the Bread that fills it.
Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.
In the wilderness God rains down bread from heaven, enough for each day.
Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Why? To teach that we don't live by bread alone, but by every word from God's mouth.
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
The ruler God promised will come from Bethlehem. In Hebrew the name means “house of bread.”
Matthew 4:4
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’
Starving in the desert, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3 to the devil.
John 6:35
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger.”
Luke 22:19
And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
At the Last Supper He breaks bread: “This is My body, given for you.”
Luke 24:30
While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
After rising, Jesus breaks bread with two discouraged disciples, and their eyes are opened.
Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
To the one who overcomes, He promises the hidden manna.
Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
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