The Eucharist the new Manna

John 6:48-51 "I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

Exodus 16 & John 6:22-71

• Bread from heaven: manna in the wilderness (Ex 16:4); the Eucharist as the Body of Christ (Mt 26:26 & Jn 6:48-51)

• Life-giving food: to the hungry Israelites (Ex 16:32); the Eucharist is the bread of eternal life for the Church (Jn 6:48-51)

• Food for the journey to the promised land: Israelites ate the manna in the wilderness until they reached the land of Canaan (Ex 16:35); the Church eats the Eucharist (1 Cor11:26) whilst sojourning on Earth waiting to enter Heaven (1 Pet 2:11)