THE BREAD OF LIFE

Manna, the bread that fell from Heaven during the Hebrew’s wilderness wanderings, foreshadows Jesus, the “Bread of Life” (John 6:35). Manna is a type of Christ.

Consider the parallels.

Manna, a gift from God, came down from Heaven to sustain life.

Jesus, God’s gift of Grace, came down from Heaven to give eternal life.

Manna was free and available to every Hebrew pilgrim.

Jesus offers salvation that is free and available to everyone who believes.

Manna had to be gathered and eaten.

Salvation in Jesus must be personally received by faith.

The Hebrews were totally dependent upon God’s provision.

We are totally dependent upon God’s grace.

After feeding five thousand men and their families, a small group of people approached Jesus. In this conversation, Jesus demonstrates the typology of the manna.

“What sign, then, are you going to do so that we may see and believe you?” they asked. “What are you going to perform? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, Moses didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again” (John 6:30–35).

“… think on these things” (Philippians 4:8, KJV).