What does Exodus 16:30 mean?

When God created the universe and everything in it, He chose to "rest" on the seventh day (Genesis 2:1–3). Later, Israel was freed from centuries of oppressive slavery (Exodus 12:40–41). One of the nation's first instructions from the Lord was to rest on the seventh day of the week (Exodus 16:29). This was something given to man as a gift (Mark 2:27) and a way to honor their Creator (Exodus 20:8–11).

The Israelites obey this command. For forty years (Exodus 16:35), God will provide them with miraculous food (Exodus 16:14–16, 21). Shortly after their first taste of this "manna," and their first commands about the seventh-day Sabbath, God will provide more detailed instructions about this observance (Exodus 31:12–17; 35:1–3).