Reading for August 24th

 Read Exodus 16.9-17.7. In verse 15: The phrase What is it? ("man hu") is a pun on the name of the food "manna" (v. 31). In verse 16: An omer is a unit of dry measure, less that a gallon . See v. 36 where the omer is defined as one-tenth of an "ephah." An ""ephah is about 20 liters. In verse 34: The covenant refers to the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. The tablets were carried in the ornate container called the "ark" or ark of the covenant" (25.16). Aaron placed the jar of manna into the same ark. In verse 35: The transition from manna to the produce of Canaan occurs in Josh 5.12. In 17.7: Massah means "test," and meribah means "Quarrel. Comments or Questions..