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Matthew 14:22-23
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19And he directed the people
to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking
up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the
disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
20They all ate and were
satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that
were left over.
21The number of those who ate
was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
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22Immediately Jesus made the
disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he
dismissed the crowd.
23After he had dismissed
them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was
there alone.
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1)
Are verses 19 to 21
included in VisionCasting-Matthew14.15-21?
o
Yes.
2)
Why are verses 19
to 21 included here?
o
They are included
here to provide continuity of context.
3)
What might be the
specific concerns from the miracle of feeding five thousand that Jesus prayed
about in verse 23?
o
Jesus was
concerned that from that point on
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People had the
motive of coming to him for material gains.
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And the disciples
craved miraculous power for personal gains.
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Matthew 14:22-23
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