EXODUS 16:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.”
And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed. The miraculous equalization is stated plainly: too much gathered, no excess; too little gathered, no deficit. The measuring reveals that every household had exactly an omer per person regardless of what they gathered. This is a miracle of distribution as well as provision — God not only provided the manna but ensured it was sufficient for everyone who gathered it. 2 Corinthians 8:15 quotes this verse as the scriptural basis for the principle of economic justice in the church community. The manna is the Old Testament's most vivid demonstration that God's provision does not track human effort or merit but human need.
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