FEATURES
1560 | m a TThew 14:15
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As eve ning ap proached, the dis ci ples came to him and said,“ This is a re mote place, and it’ s al ready get ting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the vil lag es and buy them selves some food.”
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Jesus re plied,“ They do not need to go away. You give them some thing to eat.”
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“ We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they an swered.
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“ Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he direct ed the peo ple to sit down on the grass. Tak ing the five loaves and the two fish and look ing up to heav en, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the dis ci ples, and the dis ci ples
gave them to the peo ple. 20 They all ate and were sat is fied, and the dis ci ples picked up twelve basket fuls of bro ken piec es that were left over. 21 The num ber of those who ate was about five thou sand men, be sides wom en and chil dren.
Jesus Walks on the Water
14:22-33pp— Mk 6:45-51; Jn 6:16-21 14:34-36pp— Mk 6:53-56
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Im me di ate ly Jesus made the dis ci ples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the oth er side, while he dis missed the crowd. 23 Af ter he had dismissed them, he went up on a moun tain side by
14:17 five loaves of bread and two fish A meal that might feed two people. Bread and fish were the staples of a Galilean peasant diet.
14:20 twelve basketfuls One per disciple. In the OT, God fed his people with manna, but there were no edible leftovers( Ex 16:14 – 21).
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First-Century Galilean
Yard
Fishing Boat
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Mast |
Sailboats of this period had only a mast and“ yard,” and were used near shore under favorable wind conditions. |
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The fishing technique of this period required that fishermen frequently dive into the water. Consequently, fishermen often worked without clothing( see Jn 21:7).
Stern
Ancient fishing vessels were small and not very stable or maneuverable.
Rudder
SIZE COMPARISON( approximate): School bus
Delivery truck
Galilean boat
Length: 37 ft. Length: 27 ft. Length: 26 ft.
This type of small sailboat was very common in first century Galilee; it was likely the same kind that Jesus’ first disciples used.
Oars
Net Prow
Weights
The cast net opens as it is thrown and hits the water mostly flat.
The weights on the perimeter of the net pull the edges down around the fish.
As the fisherman retrieves the net, the weights come together and trap the fish inside.
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