SNIPPET
Aaron pointed to the shekinah glory of God—the glory of His presence in the cloud that they could look up to. But instead, the Israelites only looked to the physical bread. That was the reason why later on they went out and they failed the test. They gathered as much as they could, and all those manna rotted, decayed, they were meaningless. Likewise, you and I must not only look to the blessings we have received; whether it be our jobs or our houses, our resources, or the things we have accumulated - praise God for all these blessings we have received - but we must look to God Himself. Once we forget Him, then everything would be meaningless. Do not look to the physical bread but look to the spiritual bread—that is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
INTRO
in the previous episode, we saw the israelites complain against God for tings they used to have in egypt
today we see how God responded to them. we learn of God’s character. his patience, his provision, and how both point to his glory.
the glory which leads us to look to the spiritual bread which comes from God - the Lord Jesus Christ, the greatest of blessings which God has given us.
- a viral and maybe unexpected lesson
OUTRO
You’ve been listening to Paul Cheng in his series on the book of Exodus. Every Friday, Pastor Paul walks us through a potentially familiar part of biblical history, to draw out potentially unfamiliar spiritual lessons. I’m your host, Joshua Nah, and for a complete library of sermon recordings and transcripts from this series, including today’s sermon, visit our website or YouTube channel under our church name, Bethel Bible-Presbyterian Church. Thanks for listening and see you next Friday, here on Tried and True.