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This is what the Lord has told you to do: ‘Every man gather as much of it as he can eat. Take a jar for every person that each of you has in his tent.'"

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two jars for each person. When all the leaders of the people came and told Moses,

he said to them, "This is what the Lord said: ‘Tomorrow is a time of rest, a holy Day of Rest to the Lord. Make ready the food you will need for today. Then put aside what is left to be kept until morning.'"

Moses said, "Eat it today. For today is a Day of Rest to the Lord. Today you will not find it in the field.

See, the Lord has given you the Day of Rest. This is why He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Every man should stay home and not leave his place on the seventh day."

Moses said, "This is what the Lord has said: ‘Let a jar of it be kept for your children and grandchildren to come, so they may see the bread that I fed you in the desert when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"

Then Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar full of the bread from heaven. And put it before the Lord, to be kept for all your children to come."

All the people of Israel left the Desert of Sin, traveling from one place to another as the Lord told them. They set up their tents at Rephidim. But there was no water for the people to drink.

But the people were thirsty there for water. They complained against Moses, saying, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and animals with thirst?"

So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose men for us. And go out and fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the special stick of God in my hand."

Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, the religious leader of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people. He heard about how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.

And he had taken her two sons. One was given the name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a stranger in a strange land."

The other was given the name Eliezer, for he said, "The God of my father was my help. And He saved me from the sword of Pharaoh."

Jethro was glad because of all the good things the Lord had done for Israel in saving them from the hand of the Egyptians.

When Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone and judge and all the people stand around you from morning until evening?"

You and the people with you will become tired and weak. For the work is too much for you. You cannot do it alone.

Now listen to me. I will tell you what you should do, and God be with you. You speak for the people before God. Bring the troubles to God.

Let them judge the people at all times. Have all the big troubles brought to you. But have them judge the small troubles. So it will be easier for you. They will share the work with you.

Now then, if you will obey My voice and keep My agreement, you will belong to Me from among all nations. For all the earth is Mine.

And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day people will see the Lord come down on Mount Sinai.