The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-05-25
FEEDING THE FIVE
THOUSAND
Sunday School Lesson for Maya. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

LESSON TEXT.-Mark 6:SO-A. Memory
verse, Al.
GOLDEN TExT-"My Father giveth
Tou the true bread from heaven.
| 1892.
TIME-AprIl. A. d. 20, just before the
Passover.
| PLACE.-"Bethsaida, Home, was
the name of a village on the east bank or
Jordan, which the tetrarch Philip rebuilt
and named Julias, in honor of the daughter
Of Augustus. George Adam Smith, who
believes there was but one Bethsaida.
others. however (Robinson, Stanley, Re-
and, Tristram), believe that there was a
second Bethsaida, in Galilee, west or the
Jordan John 12:2). The miracle took
place in the rich plain of Butaiha, southeast
of Bethsaida Julias.
| SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - other
accounts of the miracle: Matt. H:l3-23
Luke 9:10-17: John Glib. Compare the
| feeding OF the 1000, Matt. l5:32-3S; Mark
| s:1-9. Compare this with other miracles
Of feeding: The mama, Elk. l6:l4-S5; Elijah,
l Kings 1876; the widow, l Kings 1895;
Elisha, Kings 4:42-44. other instances OF
| helpful children: Samuel, i Sam. 2:lS; S4,
| 5, Is; Josiah, 2 Chron. A:1-3 the captive
maid, 2 Kings 5:2-S. Christs sermon on the
bread of life, John 6:22-T. Compare II with
Deut. 49, Neh. 9:l5; Pisa. 1924; Matt. 56;
| I'll: l Cor. IL :23-26
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 30. THE apostles together
Some weeks earlier Jesus had sent the
twelve forth, two by two, to preach,
teach and heal in the villages of Cali
lee, while He Himself went to its cities.
What they had DONE" Without doubt
they had faithfully executed the COM
mission given them. (See Matt 10:5-8)
I V. 81. Come we yourselves apart"
| The original emphasizes the thought
that privacy was greatly desired. Into
a desert place" Any unpopulated dis
trio: is termed, by Orientals, desert,
or wilderness. Were many coming
and going" and Jesus and the twelve
found no opportunity for conversation,
nor leisure so much as to eat"
v. 80. Departed by ship pri-
vately." Embarked in a boat upon the
Sea of Galilee, and by rowing, or sail
ing, reached the place Jesus had
chosen. They tried to set out with
out attracting attention.
V. 80. Saw . knew Him." or
them" Saw them set out, and knew,
from the direction the boat took,
where they were going. Ran afoot
Walked quickly along the coast to the
north shore of the lake.
V. "a. When He came out" When
He landed and saw the eager crowd.
Moved with compassion" He pitied
them because they seemed like sheep
having no shepherd. ITO teach them"
Luke says. He "spake unto them of
the Kingdom of God" He also healed
the sick whom they had brought.
V. 35. DAY was now far spent"
1t was toward the close of what the
Jews called the first evening, which
lasted from three to six o'clock. All
began to think about something to eat.
This is desert place." 1t was I'M
inhabited, hence desert" and unable
to supply food for the people. THE
time is far passed" The greater part
of the day had been spent, or the time
for the evening meal was already past.
V. SO. Send them away" If they
delayed longer, they might faint from
exhaustion before they could reach a
place where they could find food.
V. 81. Give we them to eat" This
astonishing command came from the
lips of Jesus. Yet He well knew they
had not enough for even their own
needs. shall we go and Duy?" Was
it the duty of these already tired men
to make the long journey to the DIS
tant villages and return? 1.-TWO hun
dred pennyworth." This amount, about
$34 in our money, Philip had estimated
would be reeded for their great COM
pany.
V. SO. when they knew" When
Andrew found in the company little
boy who had brought his supper with
him.
V. 80. Commanded them to make"
etc. Like an able general, Jesus di-
rected the twelve, who directed the
movements of the multitude. "Sit down
by companies" The word translated
companies refers to banqueting COM
panies. Green grass" 1t was spring
time, and the grass was plentiful and
fresh.
v. 40. Sat down in ranks" Lit
orally, like garden beds" M r. Vim
companies, describes the arrangement.
V. Al. when He had taken" The
bread and fish were given into Jesus
hands. This was the most important
thing. Looked up to Heaven" The
whole company was thus directed by
Jesus to recognize the supply as COM
Ing from the Heavenly Father. |
Blessed" or gave thanks.
v. AZ. did ali eat" None refused |
Were filed" Each one had as much |
as he wanted. Christ always salts
ties.
V. AZ. Took up fragments"
Jesus directed them to do So He would |
leach them not to be wasteful. The bas-
Gets mentioned were the common wicker
baskets used by the Jews when
travelling, to carry food, so that they
might not be forced to eat food which