jesus feeds the five thousand

• Jesus feeds the five thousand


  • Jesus and his disciples were resting when he asked them to feed the large crowd
  • Many people saw them leave and went ahead to the place
  • Jesus had pity on the crowd as they were like sheep without a shepherd
  • Jesus told his disciples to make the people sit down in groups
  • Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, gave thanks, and distributed them to the people
  • Everyone ate and had enough, with twelve baskets of leftovers
• The numbers are thought to be symbolic and represent the five Books of Jewish Law and the two Tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were written
• Gematria


  Use of symbolic numbers in the Bible such as 3, 7 and 12
• Israelites


  The name given to the Jewish people in the Old Testament
• Jesus' words and actions are like those used in the celebration of the Eucharist
• Eucharist


  Meaning thanksgiving. A Christian celebration remembering and re-enacting the Last Supper
• Kingdom of God


  The rule of God
• Saviour


  One who saves
• Some people suggest the miracle did not happen: People only got a tiny scrap of food each, Mark exaggerated the numbers, the story was made up, or people in the crowd saw Jesus sharing his food and felt guilty so they all shared their food and it was mistaken for a miracle
• If the number was exaggerated or people only got a scrap of food each, then how could it be mistaken for a miracle?