The Jews honored Moses as the giver of the manna, ascribing praise to the instrument, and losing sight of Him by whom the work had been accomplished. Their fathers had murmured against Moses, and had doubted and denied his divine mission. Now in the same spirit the 386 children rejected the One who bore the message of God to themselves. "Then said Jesus unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven." The giver of the manna was standing among them. It was Christ Himself who had led the Hebrews through the wilderness, and had daily fed them with the bread from heaven. That food was a type of the real bread from heaven. The life-giving Spirit, flowing from the infinite fullness of God, is the true manna. Jesus said, "The bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world." John 6:33, R. V.

Jøderne ærede Moses som den, der havde givet dem manna. De hædrede redskabet, men mistede ham af syne, ved hvem gerningen var sket. Deres fædre havde knurret mod Moses, og de havde betvivlet og fornægtet hans guddommelige sendelse. Nu forkastede børnene i samme ånd ham, som bragte Guds eget budskab til dem selv. Da sagde Jesus til dem: Sandelig, sandelig siger jeg eder: ikke Moses har givet jer brødet fra Himmelen." Den, som gav manna, stod midt iblandt dem. Det var Kristus selv, som havde ført hebræerne gennem ørkenen, og som daglig havde mættet dem med brød fra Himmelen. Dette næringsmiddel var et forbillede på det sande brød fra Himmelen. Den livgivende Ånd, som udstrømmer fra Guds uendelige rigdom, er den sande manna. Jesus sagde: Guds brød er det brød, som kommer ned fra Himmelen og giver verden liv. Joh. 6,33.