When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then He slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida. But the crowds found out where He was going, and they followed Him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom …
A Miraculous Lunch Gems
Luke's account of the feeding of the 5000 is investigated in true Deeper Bible style by paying attention to the details and using all the tools in our toolbox. I show you in this series how highlighting the similarities and differences in different colours can help you to see the purpose of each author and the changes they make.
This series also provides a parallel to Luke's account of the Feeding of the 5000 in the series of that name.
Bible Gem 900 – Getting Ready for a Miraculous Lunch (Luke 9:10-17)
I find it hard to believe I have done 900 Gems. Amazing! It won’t be long before I have done a thousand. Time to celebrate at that point I think. Those of you who have followed Gems for a long time now know the drill. …
Bible Gem 901 – Preparing for 5000 coming to Lunch (Luke 9:10-17)
Shared Uniquely Matthew Uniquely Mark Uniquely Luke Notice that the account from Luke is one of the shortest. He has taken all the detail that some of the others share and just told the essentials but with some differences. He has stuck closer to Mark’s …
Bible Gem 902 – Luke’s Special Serving (Luke 9:10-17)
We will look now at the specifics what Luke serves up to us in this story. His story is the most strongly connected to what has gone before it. The grammatical construction of Luke’s opening for this section makes it clear it is connected to …
Bible Gem 903 – God’s Abundant Supply Seen in 12 Baskets (Luke 9:16-17)
Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people. And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which …
Bible Gem 904 – Are You with Me? (Luke 9:14-17)
For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.” They did so, and had them all sit down. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and …