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Proper 20
Preaching
Preaching and Reading the Old Testament Lessons
With an Eye to the New
"Give us this day our daily bread." This text from Exodus forms the background of that petition in the Lord's Prayer. The Israelites have been delivered from slavery in Egypt and are trekking through the wilderness, with all of its dangers, toward the promised land. When they cry out for bread and meat, God sends quails and manna for their food. But only one day's provision of manna is given at a time, except on the sixth day, when there is a double supply to last through the sabbath, a day of rest. Not too much is given for each day and not too little.
