Deut. 8:3 - "'He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.'"
Bread, with the exception of manna, is something that man can produce, make, fashion. Man usually knows how to get it, has control of when to get it (if they are rich enough) and relies on it to sustain life. Bread can be substituted for rice or sweet potatoes for cultures who have a different staple. God gave the Israelites a very difficult lesson, a 40 year one, that taught them that bread alone is not sufficient, what they themselves can produce is not sufficient but they can live on what comes from God alone. His words are provision! His words gave them direction, instruction, encouragement, structure, equipping, foresight and preparation. His words gave them everything that they didn't have within their own strength. Within their own strength they were slaves, bound, hopeless and a dying race. On their own, they were lost, hungry and wandering endlessly in circles. They were powerless against the elements and the enemies. Through God's word they found identity, direction, power, promise and victory with abundance. Why would we even consider trying to live our lives in our own strength?
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