The feeding of the 4,000 Jesus called his disciples to him and said: "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way."
In John 6:1-14 Jesus wanted the disciples to feed a large crowd. They said it would be impossible. But, a boy with them had five small loaves of bread and two small fish. Jesus takes this gift, thanks God for it, and uses it to feed over 5,000 people, with leftovers to spare!
27 But Jesus said unto her,Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 27 And he said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
Jesus asked them, “bring those five loaves and two fish to me.” “To me.” “Bring them to me.” When they did, Jesus prayed, lifted up the five loaves and two fish to God, then the humanly impossible became divinely possible. Five loaves and two fish fed thousands, with twelve baskets of leftover to boot.
Matthew 15:29-39. Again the crowds came to have their physical needs met, whereas Jesus was trying to tell them He was here to meet their spiritual needs. Jesus turned seven small bread rolls and some small fish into a meal that fed 4000 men plus women and children.
So what is the difference when Jesus fed 5000 to 20,000 Jews (if you include the women and children) and the 4000 to 18,000 Gentiles.
The Feeding of the 5,000 is also known as the "miracle of the five loaves and two fish"; the Gospel of John reports that Jesus used five loaves and two fish supplied by a boy to feed a multitude.
Another one of his followers, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said, “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish, but that is not enough for so many people.” Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down.” There was plenty of grass there, and about five thousand men sat down there.
Philip answered quickly that there was not enough money to buy bread for the multitude. Then Andrew, Peter's brother, said, “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes” (John 6:9).
“All we have are five loaves of bread and two fish,” they said. Jesus said, “Bring them here.” Then he had the people sit on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread to the disciples.
Following their deliverance from bondage, Moses led the children of Israel to Mount Sinai. During the journey the Israelites murmured because of a lack of food. The Lord blessed them with manna and instructed them to gather it every morning except on the Sabbath.
Yes, it was an expression of his compassion. Yes, it was a demonstration of his power. But it was also a way for Jesus to identify himself with the Lord who once fed his people miraculously. This same Lord was alive in Jesus, feeding his people as evidence of the salvation he was soon to provide.
Matthew 25:35-37
' Here, Jesus links feeding the hungry to ministering to himself, I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink.
According to this interpretation, Jesus does not miraculously multiply five loaves and two fishes to feed five thousand people (with twelve baskets of food left over), but rather, his teachings about loving one's neighbor prompts his followers to share food that they have all already brought with them, and thus, all ...
“God Can Use Anything” Object Lesson
Main Objective: The miracle of the multitude fed is a great story to share with children, as it is a remarkable event that truly can only be explained by God's power. Ultimately, of course, anything that we do only happens through God's grace and work.
Say: Jesus took a boy's lunch and blessed 5,000 people with it. He can do the same thing with us! He can take what we have and bless others with it. We trust God to provide, and Jesus just might use what we already have to do it.
This story is popular for children as it teaches the importance of sharing, making the most of what you have, and that Christians must place their trust in God. This being in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ within the Christian religion.
biblical measure was an ephah, which has been calculated at 20.878 dry measure quarts. each loaf was two-tenths of an ephah, it would constitute 4.174 quarts, which would be the equivalent of 2.87 pounds.
But the disciples found a boy with five loaves of bread and two fish, his meal. The boy gives up his food to the disciples and Jesus. Jesus then takes the meal, blesses it, and begins to break it into pieces.
Jesus did two separate multiplications of loaves and fishes, both along the Sea of Galilee. “According the Gospel and the old Christian tradition there are two multiplications and two places,” said Voltaggio. A passage in Mark 8:16-21 refers to two loaves and fishes miracles in one dialogue.
One day Jesse said to David, “Take ten kilogrammes of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and hurry with them to your brothers in the camp.
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish and looked up to heaven, blessing them, before breaking the food. Then he gave the food to the disciples, who in turn gave it to the crowds of people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of leftovers.
Based on tilapia and carp bones found at Sea of Galilee excavation sites, archaeologists believe that tilapia and carp would have populated the Sea of Galilee during Jesus' lifetime. So it is likely that the fish eaten by Jesus was tilapia from the Sea of Galilee. Tilapia (St.
The second miraculous catch of fish is also called the "miraculous catch of 153 fish", and seems to recall the first catch. It is reported in the last chapter of the Gospel of John (John 21:1–14) and takes place after the Resurrection of Jesus.
Luke 9: 10-17 focuses on the miraculous feeding of the five thousand with only five loaves of bread and two fish. The episode commences with Jesus healing the sick and proclaiming the kingdom of God, when his disciples come to him and advise him to send the crowd home so that they would not have to feed them.