Maximizing enjoyment in this world
The man tasted like anything a person wanted, and even the angels enjoyed it, yet Bnei Yisrael eventually said they couldn't stand it. Torah is described as sweeter than honey, but a Midrash Tanchuma says Hashem had to make a covenant over it because it is so hard. Midrashim also link the Omer offering to the man. How do these contradictions fit together?The Malbim offers a key that explains them all. It reaches the Omer, Sefiras HaOmer and the gap between doing a mitzvah and loving it. A young man excited about a shidduch gets an answer from his Rav that he did not expect.