What lessons can be learned from the giving of the manna? God connected the giving of manna with instructions about obeying His laws and commandments. We see explained the principle of Deuteronomy 8:3 "So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.