Exodus 16:15

“And when the children of Israel saw it, etc.] As they could not but observe it, it being spread over the face of the wilderness; and besides, as they were told, that in the morning they should have bread to the full, they were up early to look after it: they said one to another, it [is] manna; not such as is known by that name now, which is only used in medicine; nor anything that was then known by any such name; but so they called it, because it was, as Jarchi says, a preparation of food, or food ready prepared for them, from hnm, “manah”, which signifies to appoint, prepare, and distribute, (see <270105>Daniel 1:5,10), so Christ is appointed of God, and prepared in his purposes and…”

“It is manna - “Man” or “man-hut,” i. e. white manna, was the name under which the substance was known to the Egyptians, and therefore to the Israelites. The manna of the Peninsula of Sinai is the sweet juice of the Tarfa, a species of tamarisk. It exudes from the trunk and branches in hot weather, and forms small round white grains. In cold weather it preserves its consistency, in hot weather it melts rapidly. It is either gathered from the twigs of tamarisk, or from the fallen leaves underneath the tree. The color is a greyish yellow. It begins to exude in May, and lasts about six weeks. According to Ehrenberg, it is produced by the puncture of an insect. It is abundant in rainy seasons,…”

“What is this? Manna descended from the clouds. It came down in dew melted, and yet was itself of such a consistency as to serve for nourishing strengthening food, without any thing else: It was pleasant food; the Jews say it was palatable to all, according as their tastes were. It was wholesome food, light of digestion. By this spare and plain diet we are all taught a lesson of temperance, and forbidden to desire dainties and varieties. Exodus 16:16”

“16:15 The Hebrew man hu’ (What is it?) came to be the name of the miraculous food (“manna,” see 16:31). For forty years, the people ate what is it? Jesus referred to himself as the fulfillment of the meaning of this miracle. He was the “true bread from heaven” that gives life (John 6:32-35, 48, 51, 63).”

“It is manna: or, What is this, or, It is a portion, Exo 16:31, Exo 16:33; Deu 8:3, Deu 8:16; Jos 5:12; Neh 9:15, Neh 9:20; Joh 6:31, Joh 6:32, Joh 6:49, Joh 6:58; Co1 10:3; Heb 9:4; Rev 2:17 This is: Exo 16:4; Num 21:5; Pro 9:5; Luk 12:30 Exodus 16:16”