Psalms 78:24
He rained down manna on them to eat,and gave them bread from heaven.
New Heart English Bible
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
23Yet he commanded the skies above,and opened the doors of heaven.
25Man ate the bread of angels.He sent them food to the full.
Cross References
Exodus 16:4Then said the Lord to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth God shall man live.
Nehemiah 9:15and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.
Psalms 68:9You, God, sent a plentiful rain.You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary.
John 6:31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of 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 →