They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."
      (1.) He  rectifies  their  mistake  concerning the  typical  manna. It was true that their fathers did eat  manna  in the desert. But, [1.] It was not Moses that gave it to them, nor were they obliged to him for it; he was but the instrument, and therefore they must look beyond him to God. We do not find that Moses did so much as pray to God for themanna;  and he spoke unadvisedly when he said,  Must we fetch water out of the rock?  Moses gave them not eitherthat  bread or  that water.  [2.] It was not given them, as they imagined,  from heaven,  from the highest heavens, but only from  the clouds,  and therefore not so much superior to that which had its rise from the earth as they thought. Because the scripture saith,  He gave them bread from heaven,  it does not follow that it was  heavenly bread,  or was intended to be the nourishment of souls. Misunderstanding scripture language occasions many mistakes in the things of God.