# 381 Manna….A Picture of the Gospel

The Book of Genesis

Day 381

Ge 41: 32 "And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

We  are taking a little break from the study in Genesis to pursue the importance of repetition in the Scriptures. In particular we are looking at the “verily, verilies” found in the Gospel of John. When God repeats things, He is merely underlining or highlighting them for us. He gives them an extra sense of urgency.

Today we will look at Joh 6:32,33, “Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.  33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.”

Jesus continues to try and open the eyes of the people to the gospel of grace as opposed to Law and works, and He uses an incident in the wilderness that all Jews would be familiar with, namely the miraculous supply of manna!  The manna in the days of Moses was just a foreshadow of the real bread to come. “For the Bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

The manna of Moses pointed to the real Bread of Life….Jesus, who is sent by the Father to be our heavenly provision for salvation. This is the Gospel in a nutshell, it is heavenly provision!

This concept of course is foreign to man and his flesh, we want to do something for our salvation, instead of simple receiving what has already been done by Jesus on the cross!  This gospel, is foreign to our flesh.  

Let me show you something interesting in that regard.  That manna was a foreshadow of the gospel is evident in its very name which literally means, “What is it?” You see, the gospel of grace is foreign to sinful man, it’s not in his heart like the Law is, but when it is received (believed) it is all the sustenance the soul needs! 

Look at Joh 6:28,29, “Then they said to Him, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?"  29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent."

The gospel demands one thing….faith, and that’s not a command, it’s an invitation, given to a man who has been made desperately hungry by the Law, and the burden of his sin. It’s an invitation that says, “Come, sit down at My table and eat.”  

In the name of Jesus Christ, the true Bread from heaven, I offer it to you today! If you’ve been struggling with wondering if you are good enough, wondering if you have done enough to receive salvation, please sit at the table of the Lord! It’s free! Come! Taste and see that the Lord is good!