Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few ????

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Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few ??????

“After breaking the loaves, [Jesus] distributed them to the disciples, the disciples in turn to the crowds.”—MATTHEW 14:19.

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IMAGINE the scene. (Read Matthew 14:14-21.) It was just before the Passover of the year 32. A crowd of about 5,000 men, along with women and young children, had followed Jesus and his disciples to an isolated place near Bethsaida, a village on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee.

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When Jesus saw the crowd, he felt sorry for the people, so he healed the sick among them and taught them many things about God’s Kingdom. When it got late, the disciples asked Jesus to send the people away so that they could buy food for themselves in nearby villages. But Jesus told his disciples: “You give them something to eat.” Jesus’ words must have puzzled them. They had very little food, only five loaves of bread and two small fish.

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Motivated by compassion, Jesus performed a miracle. It is the only miracle included in all four Gospels. (Mark 6:35-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13) 

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Jesus had his disciples tell the crowd to sit down on the green grass in groups of 50 and of 100. After saying a prayer, he broke the bread and divided up the fish. Instead of giving the food to the people directly, Jesus gave it to the disciples, and then the disciples gave it out to the crowd. They had more than enough food to feed everybody. 

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Just think: Jesus fed thousands through the hands of a few, his disciples.

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Jesus was even more concerned about giving out spiritual food to his followers, that is, teaching them the truths in God’s Word. He knew that if they learned those truths, they could have everlasting life. (John 6:26, 27; 17:3) 

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The compassion that motivated Jesus to feed bread and fish to the crowds also motivated him to spend many hours teaching his followers. (Mark 6:34) But he knew that he would soon return to heaven. (Matthew 16:21; John 14:12) From heaven, how would Jesus continue to give out spiritual food to his followers on earth? Just as he did when he fed the crowds, he would feed many through the hands of a few. 

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SOME EXPRESSIONS EXPLAINED ??

• Spiritual food: The truths in God’s Word. Just as we need food to be strong and to continue living, we need to learn Bible truths to have a strong relationship with God and to live forever ???????
• https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402013532?q=jesus+fed+bread&p=par