“The house of Israel named the substance manna. It resembled coriander seed, was white, and tasted like wafers made with honey. Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded: “Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.”‘ Moses told Aaron, ‘Take a container and put two quarts of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be preserved throughout your generations.’ As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved.” (CSB – Read the chapter)
Around my house, I have a frustratingly well-developed reputation for forgetting things. I’m getting better. I didn’t used to be like that. Throughout seminary I used to amaze my classmates because I never used a calendar. I didn’t write down any assignments beyond what was already in the syllabi. I just remembered everything. Now, as much information as my brain retains, short-term things are worthless to me if I don’t write them down. And set reminders for them on my phone. We are a forgetful people. We always have been. Let’s talk today about God’s final instructions to Israel regarding the food He provided for them and why remembering is so important.
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