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Matthew 15:32-39
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32Jesus 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.”
33His disciples answered,
“Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
34“How many loaves do you
have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35He told the crowd to sit
down on the ground.
36Then he took the seven
loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them
to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
37They all ate and were
satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces
that were left over.
38The number of those who ate
was four thousand men, besides women and children.
39After Jesus had sent the
crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.
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1)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 32 what was the reason for his compassion for the people?
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They
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Had already been
with Jesus three days.
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And had nothing
to eat.
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He did not want
to send them away hungry.
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Or they might
collapse on the way.
2)
According to
verse 33 what was the disciples’ response?
o
They wondered
where they could get enough bread in that remote place to feed such a crowd.
3)
According to
verse 34 what was the disciples’ response when Jesus asked them how many loaves
they had?
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They replied that
they had
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Seven loaves.
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And a few small
fish.
4)
Did Jesus feed a crowd of
five thousand in chapter 14?
o
Yes.
5)
What was the
respective role of the disciples and of Jesus in both the current and the
previous feeding episode?
o
The disciples turned
over their limited resources to Jesus.
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Jesus multiplied
the limited resources.
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Then the disciples
served as the channel for distributing the multiplied resources to the people.
6)
Had the disciples
learned from the previous feeding episode what they were supposed to do this
time and why?
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No, because
otherwise they
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Would not have asked
the question in verse 33.
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Where
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They could get
enough bread to feed such a crowd.
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And would have turned
over their resources to Jesus without being asked.
7)
According to
verse 37 who ate and what was the effect on the food on them?
o
They
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All ate.
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And were
satisfied.
8)
How did the
leftover of seven basketfuls of broken pieces compare with what the disciples gave
away?
o
The leftover was
more than what they gave away.
9)
According to
verse 38 what was number of those who ate?
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The number of
those who ate was
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Four thousand men.
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Besides
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Women.
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And children.
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Matthew 15:32-39
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