{"id":6417,"date":"2019-03-18T17:02:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T22:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=6417"},"modified":"2019-03-18T17:02:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T22:02:12","slug":"the-second-greatest-miracle-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/03\/the-second-greatest-miracle-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second Greatest Miracle in the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Resurrection was the most important miracle Jesus performed in the Bible. At that moment, Jesus overcame death by exiting the grave and proved that he was God. It\u2019s so important that all four Gospels talked about it.
\nSo what\u2019s Jesus\u2019 second-greatest miracle based on Gospel coverage?
\nThat\u2019s easy. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. Why? It, too, is recorded in all the Gospels. No other miracle besides those two are mentioned in all four.
\nNot walking on water.
\nNot healing the man born blind man.
\nNot raising a little girl to life.
\nFeeding five thousand people at one time received more exposure than bringing Lazarus back from the dead. It was that big of a deal.
\nAnd get this: It was so amazing, there was a sequel\u2014the Feeding of the Four Thousand.
\nSo how do you feed five thousand hungry people all at once?
\nEasy: You make fish sandwiches.
\nHere\u2019s the recipe:
\nBread + Fish = Fish Sandwich
\nThis simple formula was the basis of the second-most important miracle in the history of the world.
\nSo what happened during the multiplied feeding of the fish and bread that made it so noteworthy?
\nLet\u2019s take a look at what happened.<\/p>\n

The Feeding of the Five Thousand<\/h3>\n

The scene occurred in northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.[i]<\/a> The Jewish Passover was nearing. Many groupies were following Jesus because he performed such amazing miracles. His teaching was like nothing they ever heard before.
\nIt was late afternoon or early evening as Jesus and the apostles sat down on a mountainside, looking out over the thousands that had gathered. The apostles came to Jesus and said, \u201cWe stopped in a remote place and these people need to eat. Tell them to take off, hit the local village, and grab some dinner.\u201d
\nJesus listened to their request, then turned to Philip and said, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you feed them?\u201d
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\nPhilip, caught off guard, looked perplexed. The others felt the same. \u201cUs? It\u2019s going to take eight months\u2019 wages to feed all these people! Do we look like we have that kind of money?\u201d
\nJesus leaned back, smiling. He loved to test his followers, especially when he knew the answer. \u201cHow much food can you find right now?\u201d
\nThe apostles worked the crowd, asking if anyone had any food. Andrew, Simon Peter\u2019s brother, found a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish. \u201cThis is all the food we can find. One kid was smart enough to bring his supper! That\u2019s not going to be enough.\u201d
\n\u201cSounds good,\u201d Jesus said, sitting up and extending his hands. \u201cGive them to me.\u201d
\nThe apostles handed over the paltry meal, barely enough to feed the thirteen of them.
\nJesus motioned to the crowd. \u201cHave them sit in groups of fifty to a hundred.\u201d
\nThe apostles shrugged, then mingled through the thousands of people, telling them to gather in groups.
\nJesus took the five loaves and held them to the sky. \u201cThank you, Father, for what you have provided and what you are going to do!\u201d He broke the bread. Then he handed the pieces to the apostles.
\nAnd more pieces\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0.
\nAnd more pieces\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0.
\nAnd even more pieces\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0.
\nMore and more bread came out of nowhere.
\nThen Jesus did the same with the fish.
\nThe astonished disciples delivered the food to the hungry groups, who ate as much as they wanted. Thousands ate as much as they wanted\u2014fish sandwiches for everyone!
\nWhen the people were all full and satisfied, Jesus told the apostles to pick up all the leftovers. \u201cI don\u2019t like anything going to waste.\u201d
\nThey did, filling twelve baskets with the pieces that originated from those five barley loaves.
\nIn the end, five thousand men were fed, not counting the women and children.
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\nI had the opportunity to visit the area where some scholars believe this miracle occurred. My first stop took me to the Church of the Multiplication. Around the fourth or fifth century, people built a chapel to mark the spot many locals pointed to as the location of the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Invasions and wars leveled the original building; ancient mosaics were found there in 1932 and the Church of the Multiplication was rebuilt in its current form.[ii]<\/a>
\nThe most famous mosaic from the Church of the Multiplication depicts a basket (with what looks like bread inside) and fish on each side of it.
\nThe church is near Tabgha, off the north\/northwest corner of the Sea of Galilee. Tabgha comes from the Greek name Heptapegon or \u201cseven springs\u201d and was a place frequented by fishermen because fresh water springs spilled into the Sea of Galilee, making it a popular hangout for fish.[iii]<\/a>
\nNearby, you can find another church, the Church of the Primacy of Peter, a shrine that marks a possible location of Jesus calling Peter into ministry and where Jesus forgave Peter after the Resurrection. Those scenes happened while Peter and his men were fishing.[iv]<\/a>
\nAll this to say, the area was a popular hangout for Jesus\u2014and fish.
\nJust before Luke told the feeding-of-the-fish-sandwiches story, he gave a clue to the location of the Feeding of the Five Thousand in Luke 9:10:
\nWhen the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida.
\nBethsaida and the Church of the Multiplication are very close, easily within walking distance for first-century people, who were accustomed to walking. The town\u2019s name means \u201chouse of fishing,\u201d just like Bethlehem means \u201chouse of bread.\u201d
\nPhilip, Andrew, and Peter all came from Bethsaida (fish), while Jesus came from Bethlehem (bread).
\nFish and bread. There\u2019s that theme again.
\nI went to the ruins of Bethsaida with Avner Goren, an Israeli archaeologist made famous by Bruce Fieler\u2019s excellent book and documentary Walking the Bible<\/em>, to see the place where the miracle happened.
\n\u201cCould Bethsaida have the resources to feed all these people?\u201d I asked him, wondering if the apostles\u2019 request to have them all go into town to grab a bite would be at all possible.
\nAvner sat down on the stone walls, once a home for someone who may have been fed by Jesus himself that day. \u201cThis town only had a population of around five thousand.\u201d
\nThere\u2019s that number again. What did it mean? I took a guess. \u201cSo Jesus could be saying there\u2019s enough of me to feed this whole town.\u201d
\nAvner nodded, ever the teacher, pleased the student was making the connection. \u201cThat\u2019s what it seems to be saying.\u201d
\nFive thousand is a lot of people. Facebook sets five thousand as its limit on the number of people it thinks you can know. Five thousand feels incredible, impossible, miraculous even to Mark Zuckerberg in our modern electronic age. But Jesus made five thousand friends on one day.
\nIt even gets better. Jesus fed even more than five thousand. Remember, the crowd counters in that day only counted the men. That means Jesus may have fed ten to fifteen thousand men, women, and children at one time!
\nTake that, Facebook!
\nFeeding five-thousand-plus people all at once got so much press because it was too good to be true.
\nSo, like any box office sensation, it got a sequel.<\/p>\n

The Feeding of the Four Thousand<\/h3>\n

While Jesus and his disciples walked along the Sea of Galilee, they came to a mountainside.[v]<\/a> Word got out that some \u201cmiracle guy\u201d was in town, so the town\u2019s people laid the handicapped, the blind, and those who couldn\u2019t hear or speak at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
\nThen, a huge party broke out, worshipping God.
\nMoved by the response, Jesus felt compassion for them. \u201cWe\u2019ve been here for three days and had nothing to eat. I\u2019ve healed their bodies, but let\u2019s not starve them to death. Some of them traveled a long way and have to walk home. What do we have to eat?\u201d
\nThe disciples balked, but they knew the drill. They found seven loaves and a few small fish.
\n\u201cTell them to sit and take a load off their feet. Everyone needs to relax.\u201d
\nThe disciples did exactly as Jesus asked. They found him in that familiar position, holding the bread and fish to the sky and thanking God.
\nHe broke them, just like before, and began handing them out to the disciples, piece by piece by piece by piece\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. until everyone was full of fish sandwiches.
\nIn the end, seven basketfuls of broken pieces were left over.
\nThis time, four thousand men ate, again not counting the women and children.
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\nThe time that passed between the two miracles is unclear. Both Matthew and Mark separate the feedings by only a chapter or two, and while neither Gospel is known for its chronology, this literary-proximity factor would date them close to each other, anywhere between a couple months to a year at most.
\nAvner took me to the place where some scholars believe the Feeding of the Four Thousand occurred. In Jewish life during Jesus\u2019 day, it was on the \u201cother side of the tracks.\u201d
\nKursi (or Gergesa\/Gergesenes) sits on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. Bethsaida is easily visible across the sea. With its mountains and caves, the site has been venerated as the location where Jesus healed the demoniac. It was a Gentile, or non-Jewish, area, part of the Decapolis, today\u2019s Golan Heights. Wild pigs roam there today, and the caves along the shoreline would have acted as a burial ground in Jesus\u2019 time. This is exactly the location described in the Gospel accounts of the demon-possessed man whose demons Jesus tossed into a herd of pigs.[vi]<\/a>
\nSo why mention this in the story of the Feeding of the Four Thousand? In the ruins of a Byzantine monastery (AD 500), to mark the location of the healing of the demoniac, you can find another mosaic on the floor of a church; this one also contains a depiction of fish[vii]<\/a> and bread baskets.
\nIt\u2019s a piece of evidence made probable by Jesus\u2019 emphasis in this region. How are the demoniac and the feeding of thousands tied together? The Bible says that the newly healed demoniac asked to join Jesus on his adventures. Jesus told him to go home and show the people his healing. He did, and that\u2019s the last we hear about him.
\nHowever, when Jesus arrived in this Gentile territory the next time, Matthew and Mark say great crowds came to meet him.
\nWhy would great crowds of Gentiles come to meet Jesus? As non-Jews, they knew nothing of the prophecy of a coming Messiah. He didn\u2019t frequent the area. He only stopped in once that we know of. Jesus made it clear that he came to the \u201clost sheep of Israel\u201d[viii]<\/a> and spent most of his time in Jewish territory.
\nIn both accounts, Matthew and Mark tell the story of the demon-possessed man, then, only a couple chapters later, the Feeding of the Four Thousand. So, since the healed-demoniac scene happened first, it\u2019s possible he acted as Jesus\u2019 public-relations person, stirring up the region\u2019s fervor by showing off his miraculous mental healing. Then, when Jesus dropped in a second time, crowds greeted the healer by bringing their own sick and handicapped people. If Jesus could cure the demoniac, surely he could cure others.
\nIt\u2019s then, after the healing service, when Jesus fed those four-thousand (plus) people on the guest list a menu of fish sandwiches.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s So Special about Fish Sandwiches?<\/h3>\n

All of Jesus\u2019 miracles were more than just miracles. They were messages, live-action parables to show us deeper truths about ourselves and God.
\nJesus walked on water during a storm to show us that when life is rough, he\u2019ll meet us where we are and guide us to safe harbors.
\nJesus healed the man born blind to reveal the truly blind people\u2014the spiritual leaders of Israel.
\nJesus healed the ten lepers to spotlight our need to appreciate what God does in our lives.
\nThe Feeding of the Fish Sandwiches are no different. We should find much more insight into an incident performed twice for thousands and discussed in all four Gospels.
\nSurely these are not just stories about huge buffets, but spiritual signals about those things in life God wants to feed us when we\u2019re hungry. They reveal to us the heart of God. They fill us when we\u2019re hungry. Comfort us when we\u2019re lonely. Fulfill us when we\u2019re unsatisfied.
\nIt\u2019s a buffet of promises God wants to serve us.
\nAttention
\nCompassion
\nProvision
\nSpiritual health
\nMiraculous power
\nCommunity
\nFulfillment
\nBlessing
\nEternity
\nIt\u2019s everything we need when we\u2019re famished, alone, scared, confused.
\nJesus answered, \u201cIt is written: \u2018Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.\u2019\u201d
\nMatthew 4:4
\nWe need the promises of God found in the Word of God, displayed in the miraculous Feeding of the Fish Sandwiches.
\nHungry? Let\u2019s dig in.<\/p>\n

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[i]<\/a> The following description is a compilation of all four accounts found in Matthew 14:15-21, Mark 6:35-44, Luke 9:12-17, and John 6:1-13.
\n[ii]<\/a> \u201cTabgha\u2014Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes,\u201d embassies,gov, accessed August 30, 2018, http:\/\/embassies.gov.il\/MFA\/IsraelExperience\/history\/Pages\/Tabgha-%20Church%20of%20the%20Multiplication%20of%20the%20Loaves.aspx.
\n[iii]<\/a> \u201cTabgha,\u201d Bible Places, accessed August 27, 2018, https:\/\/www.bibleplaces.com\/tabgha\/.
\n[iv]<\/a> \u201cChurch of the Primacy of Peter, Tabgha,\u201d Sacred Destinations, accessed August 27, 2018, http:\/\/www.sacred-destinations.com\/israel\/tabgha-church-of-primacy-of-peter.
\n[v]<\/a> The following is a compilation of the accounts found in Matthew 15:29-38 and Mark 8:1-9.
\n[vi]<\/a> To read about Jesus healing the demon-possessed man, see Mark 5:1-20. For information about the area where this miracle occurred, see https:\/\/biblewalks.com\/sites\/kursi.html.
\n[vii]<\/a> The mosaic tiles of the fish have been picked away by Muslims, who believe any pictures of animals constitute graven images or idols.
\n[viii]<\/a> See Matthew 15:24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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