See Poole on "Matthew 15:39".
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 M...
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 o...
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 fastin...
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...
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, se...
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 )....
Feeding the four thousand ( Mark 8:1 ). The multitudes in this case being heathen (see Matthew 15:31 ), the miracle is no bare repetition of the f...
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...
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,...
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 eag...
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...
"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 ca...
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. Not regarding the smallness of the provisions, nor any further consulting with his discip...
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 sli...
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-...
After the power and grace of the Lord Jesus has wrought so great, refreshing blessing, the cold, barren criticism of scribes and Pharisees of Jerusal...
Four Thousand Men Fed. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the...
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 wher...
‘And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground.' Once again He commands the crowd to sit down, although this time not ‘on the grass' but ‘on...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 15:29 . A mountain .—Rather, the mountain country; the high land, as distinguished from the low land, which He had left...
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, a...
Matthew 15:1-14 . then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the e...
Jesus had been in conflict with the Scribes and Pharisees. He never liked such discussions, and though he was always victorious in every controversy,...
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 au...
EXPOSITION Matthew 15:1-40 Discourse concerning ceremonial pollution. ( Mark 7:1-41 .) Matthew 15:1 Then . This is after the thir...
And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
The miracle:
John 6:10 ; Luke 9:14-16 ; Mark 6:39 ; Mark 6:40 ; Matthew 14:19
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.