22On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses. 23He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”
24So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots. 25“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field. 26For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”
27Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything. 28Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions? 29Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
30So the people rested on the seventh day.
This is the first mention of the sabbath, but some don’t learn by instruction. They have to learn by experience.
I’ve always had a similar problem, I learn by experience, if I do it, I learn it and master it.
If I receive written instructions I read them a scratch my head, re-reading them and wonder out loud why they don’t make sense in their details because they are out of order or missing a detail.
But if I have an assembly diagram, it’s easy for me to assemble.
Some say I’m a perfectionist, I say, that’s the way the Lord wired me.
“Those who followed the cloud were always certain of their sustenance. Where the cloud brooded the manna fell.” (Meyer)
Do you learn by instruction or by experience?
Blessings, David
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