Mark 8:1-10
Feeding the Four Thousand
8 In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them,
2 “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
3 And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”
4 Then His disciples answered Him, “How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?”
5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven.”
6 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.
7 They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them.
8 So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments.
9 Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away,
10 immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
Context
- How is this different from the feeding of the 5000? (Matthew 14:32-39, Mark 6:32-44, 8:16-21)
Reflection
- Why did Jesus have compassion for the multitude? (Psalm 111:4, Matthew 9:36, 14:14, 20:34, Mark 1:41, 6:34)
- How did the disciples suffer from ‘spiritual amnesia’? (Deuteronomy 6:12, Matthew 14:31, 16:9, Mark 6:35, 36, 52, Luke 17:32, James 1:24)
- What do we learn about His abundant provision? (Mark 8:8, Exodus 16:35, Psalm 16:11, 81:10, 103:5, 107:9, Ephesians 1:3, Philippians 4:19)
Testimony Time
- What do you need to ‘remember’ TODAY about His grace in your life?
- Who are you reminding of His great works? (Psalm 30:4, 77:11, 103:2, 119:11, 52, 55, Luke 12:28, 2 Peter 3:1, Revelation 2:4)
- How has Jesus satisfied you as your bread of Life? (Psalm 34:8, John 4:14, 6:35, 48-51, Revelation 2:5, 3:3)
