7. This is that heavenly food. And it is signified by the Person of the Speaker, _Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you_. The ‘cause’ then we have in the operation of God, Who waters our minds with the dew of wisdom; the ‘subject-matter’ we have in that the minds which see and taste it are delighted, and inquire whence comes this which is brighter than light, sweeter than honey. They have their answer from the text of Scripture: _This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat_; and this is the Word of God, Which God appointed and ordained, whereby the minds of the prudent are fed and comforted, which is white and sweet, enlightening the minds of the hearers with the splendour of truth, and soothing them with the sweetness of virtue. Sidenote: Ib. iii. 11–14. Sidenote: 2 Cor. i. 19. Sidenote: Exod. iv. 1. Sidenote: Ib. 10. Sidenote: Ib. 12. 8. The Prophet had learned in himself what was the ‘cause’ of the thing to be completed. For when he was sent to the king of Egypt to deliver the people of God, he says, _Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh_, and deliver my people from the king’s power? the Lord answers, _I will be with thee_. Moses asked again, _What shall I say unto them, if they ask, Who is the Lord that hath sent thee, and what is His Name?_ The Lord said, _I am that I am, thou shalt say_, I AM _hath sent me unto you_. This is the true Name of God――Eternity. Wherefore the Apostle also says of Christ, _For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, Who was preached among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not Yea and Nay, but in Him was Yea_. Moses answered, _But behold they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice, for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee_. Then He gave him power to work miracles, that it might be believed that he was sent by God. A third time Moses says, _I am not eloquent, but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue; how shall Pharaoh hear me?_ the Lord answers, _Go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say_. Sidenote: Exod. iii. 12. 9. These intermingled questions and answers contain the seeds and science of wisdom. The ‘end’ or ‘completion’ too is good, for He says, _I will be with thee_! And although He had given him power to work miracles, yet as he was still doubtful, that we might know that signs are for them that believe not, but the promise for believers, the weakness of his deserts or of his purpose receives this answer, _I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say_! Thus a perfect ‘end’ is preserved. Sidenote: S. Matt. vii. 7. Sidenote: Ib. x. 19, 20.