“ And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. ”
The miracle recorded here - the feeding of the four thousand - took place on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mark 8:1-10 . The circumstances of the miracle are...
And he commanded the multitude to (k) sit down on the ground. (k) Literally, "to lie down backwards", as rowers do in rowing, when they draw their oars to themselves.
The Second Feeding of the Multitude ( Mark 8:1-10 *) Mt. follows Mk. closely, but again adds women and children. I would not send them away fasting ( Matthew 15:32 ), according to Allen, heightens...
sit down . recline.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
I have compassion on the multitude— Σπλαγχνιζομαι, a very expressive word, signifying My bowels yearn, or are moved, see ch. Matthew 9:36 . It is pleasing to remark the strong compassion which...
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 7:31-37 ; Mark 8:1-10 . Ver...
The Traditions of the Elders. The Canaanitish Woman. Feeding the Four Thousand 1-20. Unwashed hands and the traditions of the elders ( Mark 7:1 ). In this important controversy Jesus defined His p...
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. — Probably, with the same orderly precision as before, by hundreds and by fifties, the women and children, as we learn from Matthew 15:38 , be...
Chapter 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1-36 - Matthew 15:1-39 - Matthew 16:1-12 . THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet be...
Ministering to the Multitudes Matthew 15:29-39 Our Lord's mission of grace and truth was at its height. His help was sought with the utmost eagerness. Large numbers of sick were cast at His fee...
The question was not of cleanliness, but of ritual. This washing of hands to remove imaginary evil was a part of the tradition of the elders. Against the binding of such burdens on men our Lord passi...
"And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. (30) And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame...
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. Not regarding the smallness of the provisions, nor any further consulting with his disciples; but knowing his own power to increase this fo...
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. Ver. 35. To sit down on the ground ] He intended them not only a running banquet, a slight come off, but a full feast, a good meal, and t...
Jesus called his disciples, and said, I have compassion , &c. For some observations on the contents of these verses, see the notes on Mark 8:1-9 .
After the power and grace of the Lord Jesus has wrought so great, refreshing blessing, the cold, barren criticism of scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem is an example of how the deadening principle of...
Four Thousand Men Fed. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and s...
See Poole on " Matthew 15:39 " .
The Feeding of Four Thousand In Gentile Territory By A Miracle (15:32-39). It was one thing for Jesus to preach and heal in Gentile territory where there were many Jews, while allowing Gentiles to...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 15:29 . A mountain .—Rather, the mountain country; the high land, as distinguished from the low land, which He had left ( Carr ). From Mark 7:31 R.V., it would appear...
Matthew 15:1 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Our Lord had been busily engaged in healing the sick, and now these pettifoggers came round about him to...
Matthew 15:2 . Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? The cabala, or unwritten law, was counted by the pharisees of equal authority with the law itself. Rabbi Aquiba says, he...
EXPOSITION Matthew 15:1-40 Discourse concerning ceremonial pollution. ( Mark 7:1-41 .) Matthew 15:1 Then . This is after the third Passover, which whether our Lord attended or not...
And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
John 6:10 ; Luke 9:14-16 ; Mark 6:39 ; Mark 6:40 ; Matthew 14:19