Psalms 78:24
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the bread of heaven.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
In Context
23And he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of heaven.
25Man ate the bread of angels: he sent them provisions in abundance.
Cross References
Exodus 16:4And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you: let the people go forth, and gather what is sufficient for every day: that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or not.
Deuteronomy 8:3He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that m not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
Nehemiah 9:15And thou gavest them bread from heaven in their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock in their thirst, and thou saidst to them that they should go in, and possess the land, upon which thou hadst lifted up thy hand to give it them.
Psalms 68:9The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.
John 6:31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:10-40
Wonders Wrought in Behalf of Israel; The Crimes of the Israelites; 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap. 14 In the daytime… Read the whole commentary →