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21 | compassion | Matt 14:14 | loavesnfish | 239205 | ||
At a time when Jesus the man needed compassion himself, he instead shows compassion to others. God's ways truly are above our ways. loavesnfish |
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22 | hospitality | Matt 14:15 | loavesnfish | 239206 | ||
Sending away the crowds is not exactly being given to hospitality, is it? Jesus wants people to come home to Him, so He is about to create a little bit of home for them in a barren place. loavesnfish |
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23 | supply by faith? | Matt 14:16 | loavesnfish | 239207 | ||
Who are we looking to for our supply? When Love incarnate commanded His disciples to feed others, they had been thinking of their own inability rather than His ability. Do we fail to follows God's ways because our minds are too much on ourselves? How much more could He do with us and through us if we were fully assured that He will meet us as we begin to do His will? | ||||||
24 | Jesus is greater than Elisha | Matt 14:17 | loavesnfish | 239208 | ||
They had apparently forgotten what Elisha did with twenty barley loaves in 2 Kings 4:42-44. Jesus is greater than Elisha! loavesnfish |
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25 | blessing bread | Matt 14:19 | loavesnfish | 239209 | ||
A Jewish father, or elder brother in his absence, would lift up the bread and look up to heaven and say: "Blessed be the Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who brings forth bread from the ground." Then he would break off a piece and pass the loaf around the family group so that each person could break off a piece. Then they would all eat together. The elder brother is serving His family! loavesnfish |
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26 | leftovers! | Matt 14:20 | loavesnfish | 239210 | ||
A lunch basket sized basket full of leftovers for each of the twelve disciples! Since Jesus was able to make just enough bread for everyone to be filled, it is notable that He made enough for leftovers. See 2 Kings 4:43-44 for the SIGN involved here. loavesnfish |
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27 | What is the meaning to Matt14:21,Ex12:37 | Matt 14:21 | loavesnfish | 239211 | ||
Actually, the source of this tradition can be seen in the book of Numbers where the census of fighting men was taken. Women and children were not included because they had no part in the battles. Men were counted and assigned commanders by thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens, regardless of the number of non-combatants in their families. loavesnfish |
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28 | miracles and management | Matt 14:22 | loavesnfish | 239212 | ||
Jesus was being a good host while making sure that no one followed His disciples. Then He went alone to pray and probable to deal with His own grief over His cousin John the Baptist's death. loavesnfish |
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29 | Did it start as a legal brief? | Luke | loavesnfish | 239121 | ||
Jalek, You said, "he visited the actual places, and spoke to eye witnesses" which sounds to me like something a lawyer's investigator would do. Also, it seems doubtful that this is intended as a history since very few of the apostles are talked about in Acts where the emphasis is on Paul. There is also a chapter devoted completely to a long detailed description of a sea voyage, which sounds more like giving an account of Paul's whereabouts since he came late to his appointment in Rome. Also, I read someplace that Annas had a relative named Theophilus who was briefly installed by the Romans as high priest. I wondered if he might be the addressee. Perhaps this is too speculative. loavesnfish |
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30 | Why 153 fish in John 21:11? Why not 154 | John 21:11 | loavesnfish | 239117 | ||
Hi Doc! Thank you for attempting to guide me here. I realize that my question was somewhat unfair, since it did not reveal anything about my thinking. In studying the numbers of the Bible, I have read many commentaries and some have really outlandish views, especially of this number. Yet, in the context it seems to have some significance or the text would just say an 'astounding number' of fish and leave it at that. One of the commentators suggested that there were seven fishermen, but did not elaborate. Dividing a catch of 153 by seven gives six shares of 22 (alef to tav) and one share of only 21. Clearly the problem is that one fish is missing, as in Luke 15 where one sheep, one coin and one son are missing. This would seem to go along with Peter's commissioning in the rest of the chapter. It also may have reminded Peter of the fish he caught in Matthew 17 which was a perfect provision for the tax. There seems to be potential here for discussing how God uses even details in our lives to communicate His love for us. Any thoughts? Abiding, loavesnfish |
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31 | Why 153 fish in John 21:11? Why not 154 | John 21:11 | loavesnfish | 239145 | ||
Doc, Thank you for responding! I think you may have misunderstood me. I am definitely NOT looking for hidden meanings in the text. I am not one of those who has to assign symbolism to every number. I have read FW Grant, Bullinger and Panin and a few others to see what they had to say--disappointing. I have also read the book by Fee and Stuart you keep recommending (although I can't lay my hands on it just now). I really am not mixing interpretations. In several places throughout the Scriptures there are things notably missing, not as a mistake, but as a hint or example. In Luke 15 Jesus reveals the Father's heartfor His straying people by giving three examples of precious items going astray. Like Abraham, negotiating God down to ten righteous men, Jesus also keeps reducing the number of items as their value increases. A shepherd with 100 sheep can afford to lose one, but He won't allow it. When He finds it He rejoices. The woman who finds her lost coin rejoices even more. The man who loses his son rejoices most of all when his son returns.Jesus compares the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents to those three. Peter heard Jesus teach this many times. So what might have been his first thought when there was a fisherman with one lost fish from an unbroken net full of large fish with no small or dead to throw back in the sea and Jesus standing there on the shore? Jesus had told Peter that when he turned back he should strengthen his brethren. Here was a personal memo, by way of fish, that Jesus was rejoicing at his return rather than blaming him for his denials. He was the one lost son returning home. Jesus wasmaking sure Peter knew that he was forgiven. Jesus didn't have to mention anything in front of the others and make Peter an example. Peter 'got' the memo. After his experience catching the one fish with the stater in its mouth for the taxes, Peter knew that Jesus could control the number of fish and this was no mistake. So the risen Christ had his full attention for the three commissioning questions. When he was asked about loving Jesus "more than these" he knew that he had no guilt to make up for, just a commitment to give to the One who cared about one lost one as if he were the only one. If this seems a little melodramatic, I'm sorry about that. I think God actually works this way from time to time and this is an example of it in Scripture. It also shows how we can missa blessing by focusing on the wrong thing. God gave us the Scriptures so we can know Him. I hope there is a blessing in there somewhere for whoever reads this. loavesnfishes |
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32 | where does the comma go? | Gal 1:3 | loavesnfish | 239165 | ||
CDBJ "Diacritical marks are usually the result of an inferior language." Please explain further what you mean by "inferior." loavesnfish |
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33 | 1 Timothy 2:8-11 for disruptors? | 1 Tim 2:8 | loavesnfish | 232282 | ||
Steve, Thank you for answering my question. I think I left a wrong impression. I didn't mean to suggest that Paul was trying to make the gentiles Jewish. Lifting up of the hands in prayer was a custom practiced by Jewish men and therefore the church, which began with Jewish people and added gentiles as more and more people of all kinds believed. Also, being excessively decorative in one's appearance would have seemed normal to gentile women and abhorrent to the Jewish women who had been raised all their lives to pursue good works over adornment. Paul seems to be trying to help Timothy get everyone on the same page to restore order rather than dictate a dogma. The page he puts them on just seems more in line with traditional Jewish practices, which were based on Scripture, rather than the idolatry of their gentile past. |
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34 | What are the books of Revelation 20:12? | Rev 20:12 | loavesnfish | 239119 | ||
CDBJ This is a great answer, which I have never heard before, but where do you get the books of deeds. Is that in the Bible? or is it extrabiblical? loavesnfishes |
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