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NASB | Mark 8:21 And He was saying to them, "Do you not yet understand?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 8:21 And He was saying to them, "Do you still not understand?" |
Subject: Number of baskets? Loaves? Fish? |
Bible Note: We don't know how many talmidim there were at the feeding of the five thousand (or the second feeding of the four thousand), and it was almost certainly less than a thousand because the talmidim followed Yeshua from place to place and this number was almost certainly greater than twelve and may have included women that are mentioned (some by name) in Luke 8:2-3. Of the 3000 added to the believers in Acts 2:41 (this happened much later), we don't know how many became talmidim or disciples, but to suggest that there were but twelve talmidim is not accurate. It is extremely likely that more than twelve talmidim and less than a thousand helped distribute the bread and the fish for both feedings. Yeshua's question: "Do you not yet understand?" is referring to the answers the talmidim gave in response to the questions about the number of baskets gathered. There is no doubt that Yeshua's ministry is first to the Jews (signified by the twelve baskets) and only later to the Goyim (signified by the seven baskets). The talmidim didn't need to know what (if any) significance the number of loaves or fish had, since they were simply questioned about the baskets gathered. From their answers, it seems they should be able to understand Yeshua in v.15: "Watch out! Guard yourselves from the chametz of the P'rushim (Pharisees) and the chametz of Herod". The number of baskets is not really mystical but clear considering the recipients of Yeshua's ministry. The interesting question in my mind is the number of loaves and how this helps in evangelizing. THAT may have mystical significance, but perhaps not if somebody is able to answer this satisfactorily or "correctly". In Yeshua HaMashiach, "bigpooch" |