THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
If we accumulate earthly treasures, it is no longer the earthly worm that will consume them, as was the case with the manna, but rather the worm of fire. Thus, we must take every precaution to prevent becoming sustenance for worms.
Exodus 16:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And Moses said to them: Let no man leave thereof till the morning.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֕ישׁ אַל־יוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ex 23:18Thou shalt not sacrifice the blood of my victim upon leaven, neither shall the fat of my solemnity remain until the morning.
- Ex 12:10Neither shall there remain any thing of it until morning. If there be any thing left, you shall burn it with fire.
- Matt 6:34Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
- Ex 16:23And he said to them: This is what the Lord hath spoken: To morrow is the rest of the sabbath sanctified to the Lord. Whatsoever work is to be done, do it; and the meats that are to be dressed, dress them; and whatsoever shall remain, lay it up until the morning.