And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
Ver. 15. And gavest them bread from heaven] Pluviam escatilem, et petrum aquatilem, as Tertullian phraseth it. God rained down angel's food, and set the flint abroach; and this he did for their hunger, for their thirst, fitting his favours ad cardinem desiderii, from the desire of their heart, according to their need and request. Besides that, their bread was sacramental, whereof they communicated everyday. Their drink also was sacramental, that this ancient Church might give no warrant of a dry communion: for they did all eat of the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink, the same that we do at the Lord's supper, 1 Corinthians 10:3,4 .
And promisedst them that they should go in, &c.] And the like promise he hath made of heaven to all his people. "Let us therefore fear," &c., Hebrews 4:1. Let us therefore cleanse ourselves, &c., 2 Corinthians 6:1. Let us haste away in our affections, Colossians 3:2 .
Which thou hast sworn] So he hath to give us heaven (because he knows how backward we are to believe him, with such a pawn), that by two immutable things, God's word and God's oath (which maketh his word not more true, but yet more credible), we might have strong consolation, Hebrews 6:18, and more abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 2 Peter 1:11 .