In the same way that He had led Abraham, God was leading the children of Israel. He had spoken to them by His prophets, and by the miracles that He had wrought in delivering them from Egypt, He had shown them His power to work righteousness in them. If they had but listened to His voice, and believed Him, there would have been no difficulty in regard to their righteousness. If they would only trust God, and not trust in themselves, He would be responsible for their righteousness and life. “Hear, O My people, and I will testify unto thee; O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto Me, there shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” 1Psalm 81:8-10. “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled.” 2Matthew 5:6. In the giving of the manna. God was trying to teach them this fact, and in the record of it He expects us to learn it. Let us therefore study it a little more closely. EVCO 232.2