Topical Bible: Manna: Ceased when Israel Entered Canaan

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Manna, often referred to as "bread from heaven," was the miraculous sustenance provided by God to the Israelites during their 40-year journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. This divine provision is first mentioned in Exodus 16, where the Israelites, facing hunger, grumbled against Moses and Aaron. In response, God promised to rain down bread from heaven for them. The manna appeared each morning, except on the Sabbath, and was described as being like coriander seed, white, and tasting like wafers made with honey (Exodus 16:31).

The cessation of manna is a significant event in the biblical narrative, marking a transition from the Israelites' nomadic life in the wilderness to their settlement in the Promised Land of Canaan. This transition is recorded in the Book of Joshua. As the Israelites entered Canaan, the land flowing with milk and honey, the need for manna ceased. Joshua 5:12 states, "The manna ceased the day after they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna, for they ate the fruit of the land of Canaan that year."

The cessation of manna symbolizes the fulfillment of God's promise to bring the Israelites into a land of abundance. It also signifies a shift from a period of divine provision in the wilderness to a time of self-sustenance in a fertile land. The Israelites were now to rely on the produce of Canaan, a land that God had promised to their forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Theologically, the provision and cessation of manna highlight God's faithfulness and the importance of trust in His promises. Throughout their wilderness journey, the Israelites were taught to depend on God daily, as they could not store manna for future use without it spoiling, except for the Sabbath. This daily reliance on God for sustenance was a lesson in faith and obedience.

Moreover, manna is seen as a type of Christ in Christian theology. In the New Testament, Jesus refers to Himself as the "bread of life" (John 6:35), drawing a parallel between the manna that sustained the Israelites physically and His own role in providing spiritual sustenance. Jesus explains that while the manna was temporary and physical, He offers eternal life to those who believe in Him.

In summary, the cessation of manna upon the Israelites' entry into Canaan marks a pivotal moment in biblical history, underscoring God's provision, the fulfillment of His promises, and the transition to a new phase in the life of His chosen people.

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Exodus 16:35
And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
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Joshua 5:12
And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
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Library

A Lecture for Little-Faith
... crust of bread when he got there. The manna ceased when the children of Israel
entered into Canaan. they had none to carry with them ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/a lecture for little-faith.htm

A Cloud of Witnesses.
... and eaten of the old corn of the land, the manna ceased. ... Israel believed, and as
God had said, so it came ... the faith of the Christian Church, entered into more ...
/.../the expositors bible the epistle to the hebrews/chapter xiii a cloud of.htm

The Census of Israel
... Israel's growth ceased for forty years; may it never be ... Still the manna dropped from
heaven, and still they drank ... fear the Lord, yet the God of Israel will not ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/the census of israel.htm

The Charge to the Soldier of the Lord
... But, just as the manna ceased when the tribes got across ... The pillar of cloud ceased
to move before the ... So He becomes the guiding Ark, the Shepherd of Israel. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the charge to the soldier.htm

The Second Commandment
... For Israel's idolatry he suffered their army to be routed ... oil, which ran awhile,
and then ceased (2 Kings 4 ... we enjoy Sabbath after Sabbath; the manna of the word ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 2 the second commandment.htm

CHAP. II. 4-25 (2-23).
... thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna which thou ... of the youth and espousals;
for the latter ceased on Sinai ... of a hymn of praise sung by Israel when they ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chap ii 25-apr 2-23.htm

Here Beginneth the Story of Judith
... of the Assyrians that the children of Israel made them ... had cast them out from them,
the plagues ceased from them ... Red Sea, and he fed them with manna forty years ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here beginneth the story of.htm

The Marvels of Holy Scripture, --Moral and Physical. --Jael's Deed ...
... conversed with Christ [625] :"that the manna, (of which ... for forty years, and then
suddenly ceased [627] :"that ... a wall to the children of Israel, on their ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/sermon vii the marvels of.htm

The New Covenant.
... up of the nation into Judah and Israel helped to ... the ark of the covenant, containing
the pot of manna, Aaron's rod ... Else would they not have ceased to be offered ...
/.../chapter viii the new covenant.htm

Questions About the Nature and Perpetuity of the Seventh-Day ...
... Manna, which never fell on the Jewish Sabbath, falls in ... God's rest typically, and
was given to Israel as a ... Wherefore when Christ was risen, it ceased, and was ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/questions about the nature and.htm