Mark
8:1-10Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Feeding
4,000
8 In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had
nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already
stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry,[a] they
will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.”
4 His
disciples answered Him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this
desolate place to fill these people?”
5 “How many
loaves do you have?” He asked them.
“Seven,”
they said. 6 Then He
commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave
thanks, broke the loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set
before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He
said these were to be served as well. 8 They ate
and were filled. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover
pieces. 9 About
4,000 men were there. He dismissed them 10 and immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to
the district of Dalmanutha.
Questions
1.
What does it mean to be a desolate place?
A. It means
empty, barren, not much around you.
These people have been listening to Jesus speak for several days and are
away from their home. It would take them
several days to get home and Jesus predicts they won’t have the energy to get
back.
2.
What are some of the similarities and differences is feeding the
4,000 from the 5,000?
A. In the
feeding of the 5,000 his disciples were upset and didn’t want to use their
money to buy food for everyone. Here
they have no were to go to buy food. In
the 5,000 Jesus looked up to heaven and blessed the food feeding them in large groups. In the 4,000 He gave thanks and broke the
bread, blessing it while feeding His people.
Both are very similar
3.
How come the disciples haven’t opened their eyes to the miracles of
Christ?
A. I don’t
know. You would think they would believe
He could do anything, but they are still in disbelief. They say, “Where can anyone get enough bread
here in this desolate place to fill these people.
4.
If you were in the crowd of 4,000, what would be your reaction to
seeing this event?
A.??????
Summary
Prayer
