WE ARE STUDYING THE FOUR GOSPELS MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOHN TO KNOW THE LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM.
The gospel according to Matthew
INTRODUCTION
There is no reason to doubt that this Gospel was written by Matthew. It presents the narrative of our Lord’s life from the standpoint of the pious Jew; and the evident design of the writer is to show how completely and continually our Lord fulfilled the Old Testament Scriptures. No other Gospel contains so many quotations from the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms. In it the predominant aspect of our Lord’s character and work is the Messianic. He was great David’s Greater Son. The keyword of the book is “Behold your King.” As King, His line is traced through the kingly race. As King, He proclaims the kingdom of heaven. As King, He promulgates the laws, describes the subjects, and announces the rewards of the Kingdom. When describing His own action at the last, when He sits on His throne and all nations are gathered before Him, He speaks of Himself as King, Mat_25:40. It was on His avowal of kingship that He was condemned to die. From every viewpoint this Gospel is one of the most precious documents in the world.
By F.B.Meyer
{e-Sword Note: The following material was presented at the end of Matthew in the printed edition}
Find the outline of our Bible study on The Gospel of Matthew at the link below.
Outline Of The Gospel According To Matthew
The King of the House of David
II. PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM, Matthew 4:12 to Matthew 16:12
5. Discourses and Kingdom Parables, Matthew 11:1 to Matthew 16:12
NB !Note:
The Judean ministry of Jesus, which lasted almost one year, is not discussed by Matthew. This one year period is covered in John 1;1 to the end of John 4: and fits between Mat_4:11 and Mat_4:12. Matthew takes us from the temptation directly to the Galilean ministry.
Today we will look at the following question in the outline starting with Matthew 15: 29-39
55. What differences are to be noted between the feeding of the four thousand, and the feeding of the five thousand?
Jesus Heals Many
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said,
The answer for question55. What differences are to be noted between the feeding of the four thousand, and the feeding of the five thousand?
I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
And Jesus saith unto them,
How many loaves have ye?
And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Comments by F.B.Meyer
on
Matthew 15:29-39
The answer for 55. What differences are to be noted between the feeding of the four thousand, and the feeding of the five thousand?As presented by F.B.Meyer.
MINISTERING TO THE MULTITUDES
Our Lord’s mission of grace and truth was at its height. His help was sought with the utmost eagerness. Large numbers of sick were cast at His feet in hot haste. The crumb was given to the woman of Canaan, but whole loaves were distributed to the crowds of Jews, because it was befitting that they should have a full chance to appreciate and accept Christ. For a brief moment they glorified the God of Israel, but the spasm of gratitude was transient. “His own” rejected Jesus. They would have His miracles, but would not own His claims. Take care that you do not become content with getting His help; love Him for Himself.
Do not suppose that these miracles were confined to His earthly life. He is still the great storehouse of divine and healing energy. He is still moved with compassion, and longs to help each weary and sin-sick soul. His thought still is lest they faint by the way. The wilderness can place no bar on “the saving strength of His right hand.” Disciples especially are meant to be intermediaries and mediators. They take and give.
Believer’s Bible commentary
Book by William MacDonald
G. Jesus Heals Great Multitudes (15:29-31)
In Mar_7:31 we learn that the Lord left Tyre, traveled north to Sidon, then eastward across the Jordan, south through the region of the Decapolis. There, near the Sea of Galilee, He healed the lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed, and many others. The astonished crowd glorified the God of Israel. The presumption is strong that this was a Gentile neighborhood. The people, associating Jesus and His disciples with Israel, correctly deduced that the God of Israel was working in their midst.
H. Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:32-39)
15:32 Careless (or critical) readers, confusing this incident with the feeding of the 5,000, have accused the Bible of duplication, contradiction, and miscalculation. The fact is that the two incidents are quite distinct, and supplement rather than contradict each other.
After three days with the Lord, the multitude had run out of food. He would not let them go away hungry; they might collapse on the way.
15:33, 34 Again His disciples became frustrated at the impossible task of feeding such a mob; this time they had only seven loaves and a few little fish.
15:35, 36 As in the case of the 5,000, Jesus seated the people, gave thanks, broke the loaves and fish and gave them to His disciples for distribution. He expects His disciples to do what they can; then He steps in and does what they can’t.
15:37-39 After the people were filled, there were seven large baskets of surplus food. The number fed was four thousand men, besides women and children.
In the next chapter, we shall see that the statistics relating to the two feeding miracles are significant (16:8-12). Every detail of the Bible narrative is charged with meaning. After dismissing the crowd, our Lord went by boat to Magdala, on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee.
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