{"id":32561,"date":"2021-02-24T16:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=32561"},"modified":"2021-02-24T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:19:32","slug":"the-feeding-of-over-five-thousand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-gospel-accounts-a-chronological-harmony\/the-feeding-of-over-five-thousand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Feeding of Over Five Thousand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

The Feeding of Over Five Thousand<\/h1>\n

Reading Assignment:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Matthew 14:13-21
\nMark 6:30-44
\nLuke 9:10-17
\nJohn 6:1-14<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Did you understand what you read?<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. How did Jesus respond to the news that John had been murdered?<\/li>\n
  2. Who came back about the time the news of John’s death arrived to Jesus?<\/li>\n
  3. Instead of being alone, what did Jesus end up doing instead? Why?<\/li>\n
  4. What were the disciples concerned about when evening came?<\/li>\n
  5. Instead of sending the people away, what did Jesus tell the disciples to do?<\/li>\n
  6. How many people were present?<\/li>\n
  7. How much food did they start with? How much was eaten? How much leftover did they have?<\/li>\n
  8. Was faith required for this miracle to happen?<\/li>\n
  9. What is so significant about this event, do you think, that all four accounts contain it?<\/li>\n
  10. Trace Jesus’ travels in this lesson. Mark the places of significant events.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t

    The Feeding of Over Five Thousand<\/h1>\n

    While many of the events in Jesus’ life are recorded in multiple accounts, only a few are recorded in all four gospels. As we discussed at the beginning, each account is targeted at a separate audience, and the events selected were those that would be important for that particular audience to know. This is event is one that God sees as important for Jews, Romans, Greeks, and Christians.<\/p>\n

    John mentions that this event happens shortly before the Passover feast, so we are approaching the end of Jesus’ second year of teaching. The fact that the Passover is approaching also explains the crowds. People are traveling to Jerusalem, but hearing of Jesus, they are making a detour to see this man who teaches like no other and heals people of their diseases.<\/p>\n

    The apostles had returned to Jesus after their journey through the region. They excitedly told Jesus all that had happened to them and what they had taught the people while they were gone. Jesus suggested that they leave the crowds for a time to get some rest. The bustle of the people was so great that no one even had time to eat.<\/p>\n

    Jesus leaves his current location by boat for a deserted, mountainous area near the city of Bethsaida. It must not have been too far away because the multitude he was avoiding guessed where he was going and arrived there on foot before he could get there by boat. From the description of their travels in the next lesson, it appears that the area was southeast of Bethsaida. Seeing their determination and recognizing how much they needed guidance, Jesus again was moved by compassion to teach them about the kingdom and to heal their sick. A count of just the men showed there were about five thousand men present, but this count didn’t include the women and children also present.<\/p>\n

    The day passed by and as evening approached, the disciples suggested that Jesus send the crowd away so they could go in search of food in some of the villages in the area. But Jesus the disciples it wasn’t necessary; the disciples could feed them. This seemed incredible to the disciples. It would take at least 200 day’s wages to feed such a large crowd and even then everyone would only get a small amount. The thought of even buying and bringing back such a large quantity of food seemed daunting.<\/p>\n

    Jesus sent them to see how much food they had. Andrew found five loaves of bread and two fish that a young boy had brought with him, but that was all the food available. This wasn’t even enough to feed them, let alone a multitude. It wasn’t worth offering it to the people. But Jesus asked them to bring the food they found. He told everyone to take a seat. They sat in fifty groups of one men hundred each. After blessing the food, he distributed the bread and fish to the disciples and they, in turn, distributed it to the multitude.<\/p>\n

    After everyone ate their fill, Jesus told the disciples to gather the leftovers. They discovered they had twelve baskets of food leftover. Those feed were now certain that the Prophet promised by Moses had come into the world.<\/p>\n

    The miracle that Jesus did is reminiscent of the miracle of the flour and oil done by Elijah (I Kings 17:8-16) and the miracle of the oil done by Elisha (II Kings 4:1-7). The difference is the scale on which this was done and the number of witnesses to the event.<\/p>\n

    The event marks a pivotal point in Jesus’ ministry. People begin to seriously consider his claim to be the Messiah: some to follow, but many to reject him.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Gospel Accounts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Feeding of Over Five Thousand Reading Assignment: Matthew 14:13-21 Mark 6:30-44 Luke 9:10-17 John 6:1-14 Did you understand what you read? How did Jesus respond to the news that John had been murdered? Who came back about the time the news of John’s death arrived to Jesus? Instead of being alone, what did Jesus…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10690,"menu_order":58,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32561","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26080,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-john\/the-feeding-of-the-five-thousand\/","url_meta":{"origin":32561,"position":0},"title":"The Feeding of the Five Thousand","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Feeding of the Five Thousand Text: John 6:1-14 (also Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:33-44, Luke 9:10-17) I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jesus traveled to the other side of the sea of Galilee by boat with his disciples \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Near Bethseda - Luke 9:10 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A large crowd followed Jesus on foot, even to the remote area because\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31106,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-john\/jesus-walks-on-the-water\/","url_meta":{"origin":32561,"position":1},"title":"Jesus Walks on the Water","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Jesus Walks on the Water Text: John 6:15-21 (Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-52) I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0After the feeding, Jesus had sent the people away. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The people desired to make Jesus a king whether he wanted to be one or not \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To avoid this, Jesus withdrew to a mountain, alone to pray \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0That evening,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":67383,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mark-jesus-the-active-servant\/mark-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":32561,"position":2},"title":"Mark 6","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Mark 6 Rejection in Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6) Jesus returned to Nazareth, where he grew up, and began preaching in the synagogue the following Sabbath. 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