FEEDING THE FIVE(FOUR) THOUSAND

FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND

• The apostles and Jesus attempt to take a trip to rest.
• People began to follow them when they saw them leaving
• After the apostles arrived by boat and they saw the others they began to teach
• The apostles came to Jesus saying that it was getting late
• The apostles thought that they would need to go and eat

FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND (CONT)

• Jesus instructed them to feed them
• The apostles brought out the food that they had with them
• They came back with five loaves and two fish
• Looking up to heaven Jesus blessed and broke the loaves and fish
• All ate and were filled with twelves baskets of fish and bread

MEANINGS OF THE 5,000

• Even though the apostles needed rest, the peoples hunger is the greater need
• Jesus bringing out the breads reveals that Jesus is powerful
• He becomes caring and leader when they were followed
• Become aware of the Lord in the Eucharist
• Involved: Apostles, Disciples, and Jesus

FEEDING THE FOUR THOUSAND

• Jesus is with a crowd that has not eaten in three days
• Didnt want to send the away with no food
• In the desert they only have seven loaves of bread
• Jesus blessed the bread and the few fish they had
• He distrubuted them to his disciples to distribute

FEEDING THE FOUR THOUSAND (CONT)

• All of the 4,000 people who were there were fed and filled
• 7 baskets of bread and fish were left over
• The people were sent away after they ate in a boat

MEANINGS OF THE 4,000

• People believe this is the second account of Jesus feeding the hungry
• Others believe it is just a second version of the 5,000
• Makes it known that Christians are welcome to the Eucharist
• Eucharist is the place for the community to form
• Involved: The Apostles, Jesus, and the Disciples

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO

• Abundance of the Eucharist
• Splits minimal food among many
• The food is given to the disciples of Jesus