Jesus Feeds 5,000

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Jesus Feeds 5,000

• We Want a King!

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• The feeding of the 5,000 is perhaps the best
  known miracle of Jesus
• The only miracle in all four gospels
• Jesus is with his disciples soon after Johns
  death
• He tries to get to a quiet place, but the crowds
  meet on the sea shore
• He goes to where the crowd is and teaches them

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• When its too late to send them home hungry (too
  far for many) they look for food only a little
  is found
• He feeds the whole crowd
• Mark says 5,000 men
• Mark says they sat down in groups of 50 an 100
  (militia style seating)
• Mark adds the grass was green - springtime

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• John 615
• When Jesus realized that they were about to
  come and take him by force to make him king, he
  withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
• Mark indicates that Jesus made his disciples get
  into the boat and go on ahead while he dismissed
  the crowd.

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• The text emphasizes the crowd following Jesus and
  his miracle of feeding them.
• Behind the text lies an attempt by an organized
  militia from all the villages around Galilee to
  make Jesus their king and lead them in battle
  against the Romans
• Jesus chose to focus on his original purpose
• Luke indicates that Jesus taught them about the
  Kingdom of God and healed some of them.
• When he realized what they really wanted, Jesus
  sent them away, including the disciples, and
  found a quiet place to pray about his
  priorities.

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Peters Confession

• Mark 827-91
• Jesus asked his disciples what people were saying
  about him.
• John the Baptist
• Elijah
• One of the prophets

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• Then Jesus asked them who they (his disciples)
  thought he was.
• Peter responded You are the Messiah.
• Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone.
• Messiah a politically loaded term, misleading
• Jesus then began talking about his being
  rejected, killed, and after three days rise.

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• Peter took Jesus aside and rebuked him.
• Jesus then rebuked Peter, Get behind me, Satan!
  For you are setting your mind not on divine
  things but on human things.
• Then Jesus began to teach them about the
  seriousness of following him and getting the
  right idea regarding his ministry.

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The Transfiguration

• Mark 92-8
• Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a mountain
  to pray (Luke).
• While there Jesus appearance changed and the
  disciples saw Moses and Elijah talking with him.
• Peter wants to build a monument of some sort to
  honor them.

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• They hear a voice say, This is my son, the
  beloved, listen to him.
• As if to emphasize he is the one, not Moses or
  Elijah you are missing the point.
• Reinforces the idea that God is now working
  through Jesus in a different sort of manner
  than Moses or Elijah.