Today we were reading in Matthew and covered the feeding of the 5,000 & the 4,000. It speaks of them having only a little bread but they has baskets (empty it appears) to carry away the fragments.Does anyone have any light to shead on this? Did they carry empty baskets in case they were needed for anything? Were they collapsible or firm? This is a wonderful miracle and the retelling of it will be welcome in this coming period because I see lean times. If Jesus had pity on those masses (many of which were there only for what they could get and not for Love of Him) I believe he will have pity on those of us who love Him.white stone
_________________Janice
hi, those that say that God is not interested in numbers and are against mega churches would shut these meetings down.although i believe Jesus multiplied the loaves and the fish, i have a friend who believes that when the multitude saw Jesus share what he had with everyone without putting Himself and his gang first, they shared what that had hidden away for themselves.most of the followers of Jesus were fishermen so they would have baskets handy.jimp
" i have a friend who believes that when the multitude saw Jesus share what he had with everyone without putting Himself and his gang first, they shared what that had hidden away for themselves."Sure, easier to believe the lie. Take what you want from the Bible/God's Word and make up the rest. This makes me crazy.Jimp: "i believe Jesus multiplied the loaves and the fish,"Thank you for this confession. I do not understand what you are saying about the mega churches. My husband and I do not attend any 'organized' chruch group. In our eyes they are all gone away from the truth and we do not feel it is safe to listen to their lies.ws
Does anyone have any light to shead on this? Did they carry empty baskets in case they were needed for anything? Were they collapsible or firm?
hi, those that say that God is not interested in numbers and are against mega churches would shut these meetings down.
_________________Sreeram
dear sree, if you think that 5000 people went to a meeting without carrying some food with them knowing that they would be there for days; you have not been around many jews.there were no fast food spots or stores like we have.jimp
Hi All,I think I heard someone say that the 12 baskets of bread left over was prophetic of Israel and of the 12 Apostles.For a time just after the crucifixion the Apostles looked like useless scraps but after Jesus was resurrected he re gathered the Apostles just has he had gathered back up the pieces.Bread is used elsewhere as "The Word" or Spiritual food and the Apostles were the carriers of the wordlike the basket.Yours Staff