Mark 6 lesson by Dr. Bob Utley

Summary

In Mark chapter 6, several geographical locations relevant to Jesus' ministry are discussed, including Nazareth, Capernaum, and the Palace of Herod near the Dead Sea. The chapter covers various events, such as Jesus teaching in the synagogue, his rejection in Nazareth, and the sending of the twelve disciples on a mission. It also includes the beheading of John the Baptist by Herod Antipas and the miracle of feeding the 5,000. The speaker emphasizes faith, the importance of Jesus' teachings, and the significance of trusting God's provision.

Takeaways

• 📍 **Geographical Context**: The discussion focuses on various locations in Mark chapter 6, including Nazareth, Capernaum, and the Palace of Herod near the Dead Sea.
• 🕊️ **Jesus’ Early Life**: Jesus grew up in Nazareth, where he was known as a carpenter and Mary’s son, which led to skepticism about his teachings and miracles.
• 📜 **Teaching in Synagogues**: Jesus followed the custom of teaching in synagogues on the Sabbath, which originated during the Babylonian exile when Jews began meeting for prayer and study.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 **Family Skepticism**: Jesus’ own family, including his brothers and sisters, found it difficult to believe in his divine nature due to their familiarity with his ordinary upbringing.
• ✊ **Mission of the Disciples**: Jesus sent out his disciples in pairs, giving them authority over evil spirits and instructing them to travel light and rely on God's provision.
• 🎤 **Authority of Jesus**: The people questioned Jesus' authority and source of knowledge, doubting his legitimacy because he lacked formal religious training.
• ⚒️ **Carpentry and Identity**: The term 'carpenter' used to describe Jesus suggests he was a craftsman, potentially working with wood, stone, or iron, reflecting his humble background.
• 🕊️ **Rejection in Nazareth**: Despite Jesus’ wisdom and miracles, the people of Nazareth rejected him, unable to reconcile their knowledge of his ordinary childhood with his extraordinary actions.
• 🔮 **Prophetic Identity**: Jesus referred to himself as a prophet, aligning with the Old Testament prophecy of a prophet like Moses coming after him.
• 🌊 **John the Baptist's Martyrdom**: John the Baptist was beheaded by Herod Antipas, influenced by Herodias and her daughter Salome, highlighting the political and personal dynamics of the time.

Q & A

What geographical locations are mentioned in the script related to the ministry of Jesus?

The script mentions Nazareth, where Jesus grew up, Galilee Capernaum, and the Palace of Herod by the Dead Sea, where John the Baptist was beheaded.

Please provide the next question.

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Outlines

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🗺️ Geographical Context of Jesus' Ministry

The script introduces the audience to various geographical locations relevant to the ministry of Jesus, as described in Mark chapter 6. It suggests referring to a map for better understanding and mentions Nazareth, Jesus' hometown, and the Palace of Herod by the Dead Sea where John the Baptist was beheaded. The chapter's complexity and the plan to cover as much as possible within the given time are also highlighted.

05:00

📖 Teachings and Origins in Nazareth

This paragraph delves into Jesus' teachings in his hometown of Nazareth, where his wisdom and authority were questioned by the locals. It discusses the origins of the synagogue, the custom of allowing visiting rabbis to read from the scroll, and the people's astonishment at Jesus' knowledge. The text also touches on the debate over the translation of 'carpenter' and the normalcy of Jesus' upbringing, including the possibility of him having siblings.

10:01

🔮 Faith and the Power of God

The script explores the concept of faith and its role in Jesus' ability to perform miracles. It suggests that Jesus could not perform mighty deeds in Nazareth due to the lack of faith from the locals. The discussion includes the idea that God may limit His actions based on human faith, and Jesus' marveling at the people's lack of faith is highlighted. The paragraph also introduces the mission of the 12 apostles, emphasizing their being sent out two by two, possibly for mutual encouragement and as a testament to the Old Testament principle of requiring two witnesses.

15:03

🧳 Instructions for the Apostles' Journey

Jesus' instructions to the apostles for their journey are detailed, emphasizing the need for simplicity and trust in God's provision. The paragraph discusses the prohibition against taking extra resources, such as multiple sets of clothes or money, and the requirement to stay in the same house once they find a welcoming place.

Keywords

💡Nazareth

Nazareth is the town in Galilee where Jesus grew up. It is significant in the script as it represents the ordinary and humble beginnings of Jesus, contrasting the divine power and wisdom he later exhibited. The script mentions Nazareth as the place where Jesus returned after leaving Capernaum, emphasizing his connection to his hometown.

💡Capernaum

Capernaum is identified as Jesus' headquarters in the script, indicating it as the base for his ministry activities. It is a geographical location that symbolizes the center of Jesus' work and the place where his followers, the disciples, were accustomed to gathering and learning from him.

💡Synagogue

The synagogue is a central place of Jewish worship and study mentioned in the script. It is where Jesus began to teach, following the custom of visiting rabbis reading from the scroll of the prophets. The synagogue's role in the script highlights the religious and cultural context of Jesus' ministry and the setting for initial interactions with his community.

💡Wisdom

Wisdom, in the script, refers to the deep understanding and teachings that Jesus shared, which left people questioning the source of his knowledge. It is a key concept that underscores the amazement and skepticism of the people in Nazareth regarding Jesus' education and authority, as they knew him from his childhood.

💡Carpenter

The term 'carpenter' is used in the script to describe the occupation of Joseph, Jesus' earthly father, and by extension, Jesus' own trade before his ministry. It is a keyword that humanizes Jesus, showing him as a skilled artisan and providing a backdrop to the miraculous nature of his teachings and deeds.

💡Repentance

Repentance is a crucial concept in the script, signifying a change of mind and action towards God. It is the message the disciples were sent out to preach, emphasizing the need for people to turn away from sin and align their lives with God's will, as illustrated in the script's discussion of the disciples' mission.

💡Apostles

The apostles, mentioned as those sent out by Jesus, are key figures in the script who represent the extension of Jesus' ministry. They are given authority over unclean spirits and are sent out two by two, symbolizing the importance of witness and companionship in spreading the message of repentance and faith.

💡Dynamite (dunamis)

Dunamis, translated as 'dynamite' in English, refers to the authority or power given by Jesus to his apostles in the script. It is a keyword that illustrates the empowerment of the disciples to perform miracles and cast out demons, highlighting the supernatural aspect of their mission.

💡Anointing with Oil

Anointing with oil in the script is a practice that symbolizes the healing ministry of Jesus and his apostles. It is related to the use of oil as a common medicine, a symbol of the Holy Spirit, and a psychological aid to recognize God's presence, as seen in the script's discussion of healing and the use of oil.

💡Herod Antipas

Herod Antipas is a historical figure and a key antagonist in the script, known for his role in the beheading of John the Baptist. His character illustrates the political and moral complexities of the era, and his actions serve as a backdrop to the spiritual message and challenges faced by Jesus and his followers.

💡Feeding of the 5,000

The feeding of the 5,000 is a miracle recounted in the script, demonstrating Jesus' compassion and divine power to provide for the multitudes. It is a pivotal event that not only shows Jesus' ability to meet physical needs but also foreshadows the deeper spiritual nourishment he offers as the bread of life.

Highlights

Introduction of geographical locations relevant to the ministry of Jesus.

Discussion of Naz

Transcripts

in Mark chapter 6 today uh there's going

to be several geographical locations

we're going to be dealing with so at the

front of the program if you have a good

Rec of maps in the back turn to the map

that deals with the ministry of Jesus

it'll be toward right before the

journeys of Paul I want to show what

we're going to be looking at if I

could we're going to be talking about

Nazareth where Jesus grew up which is

right here in Galilee capern

and then later on we're going to be

jumping way down here to the South where

John the Baptist was beheaded right here

in the Palace of Herod U by the Dead Sea

and those are the different geographical

areas we're going to be dealing with uh

this is a long chapter with a lot of

different subjects in it we're going to

be getting as far as we can in the time

we have together so let's go right to it

if we could please Mark chapter 6 when

he left there and we're speaking about

capernium when he left capernium he was

his headquarters he went back to his

hometown y'all see chapter 1:9 Nazareth

that's where Joseph's Hometown was

that's where they came after the flight

uh from Egypt after the the death of

Herod the Great who tried to to have him

killed in Bethlehem and his disciples

followed him uh this had become a uh the

normal manner of their life was

following after him as a rabbi's

followers would um then the Sabbath came

he began to teach in the synagogue

method was to go to the synagogue on the

Sabbath Friday night and try to teach

now sometimes they would let him

sometimes they wouldn't it was customary

for visiting rabbis to be allowed to

read from the scroll of the prophets The

Scroll of the Torah or whatever now the

synagogue of course developed during the

ma excuse me the Babylonian exile when

the temple was destroyed but the Jews

wanted to have a time of prayer and

study and so where 10 men were together

they started a a prayer study group that

later came to the synagogue and even

after the turn from the Babylonian

captivity they developed all over the

world a system of these study prayer

places the

synagogue and the people were

dumbfounded when they heard him and they

said where did he get all these things

what sort of wisdom has been given to

him now they're not they're not

dumbfounded because of his great

teachings they are questioning as in

chapter 4 which the Pharisees and the

scribes did they're questioning the

source of knowledge where did he learn

all this uh he doesn't have a seminary

degree does he uh he didn't sit under

the feet of gel where did he learn all

this where what's his source of teaching

or authority and that's the same

question all of us have to answer is it

God uh the rabbis uh the Pharisees said

it was the evil one uh the people don't

know they're just dumbfounded by it now

it mentions

here um and such Mighty Deeds are done

by him him is this not the carpenter

comma Mary's son now there has been a

lot of fight over that I think most of

the early copyist of the Bible were

afraid of the compromise of the doctrine

of the Virgin birth and they change the

text now most ancient versions have some

form of the carpenter son but they put a

comma there and make it the carpenter

like Jesus was the city Carpenter comma

Mary's son but origin who is an

interpreter from Alexandria Ed Egypt a

leader of the early School of

allegory uh says that the original text

read the son of the Carpenter and Mary

because it'd be very unusual just to

have the mother's name mentioned now I

believe that Joseph was the legal parent

of Jesus that's why the genealogy of

Jesus goes through Joseph I think he

died very early but the people in Naz

ath did not see anything unusual about

Jesus he did not have a highly

conspicuous childhood even his brothers

and sisters didn't walk around saying

hey God lives at our house matter of

fact they thought he was kind of

crazy so I think it's the normal

childhood of Jesus and I think probably

even though the there's not a whole lot

of text to support it that it probably

is the Carpenter and Mary's son now the

word Carpenter here all my life I've

thought of Jesus as a worker of wood but

based basically the word means Craftsman

now it it most of the time means wood

but it can mean rock or iron and we're

not sure exactly what kind of artisan

Jesus was but he supported his family

for years by learning the trade uh of

his Earthly Father Joseph now notice it

it's his brothers and sisters here his

brother James and Josie and Judas and

Simon been much fired over this some

people who believe in the Perpetual

virginity of Mary have real problems

with brothers and sisters they try to

make it Joseph's children by previous

marriage or Jesus's cousins that live

with him friends I think that sex is a

normal thing of life I think it's holy I

think it's a gift of God I see no

problem with with Mary the mother of

Jesus uh having normal relations and

normal children and I think we just have

a family setting here uh I think that's

what's the obvious meaning of the text

and all those other interpretations are

read into this because of a theological

bias now I know we have those too uh so

I'm not trying to cast stones at

anybody and do do not his sisters live

here among us and so they found a cause

for stumbling in him and the word

stumbling is a word that means trap

stick it's used in the Old Testament of

the rock of the bilders rejected now

basically here the reason they rejected

him is this is this is is this Joseph

and Mary's Boy where did he learn all

this knowledge how'd he get this kind of

power he's just the the guy down the

street isn't he we all know know him we

grew up with him you see what they're

saying is that because they knew his

normal childhood they could not believe

in the power that God was exhibiting

through him and so they rejected

everything he said because of their

preconceived notions oh my friends don't

we do that we know how God should act we

know how we expect him to act and when

he doesn't act our way so often we miss

the great truths of God because it comes

in a form we're not expecting it's

exactly what happened here now Jesus

recognized this and he quotes a common

Parable I believe a prophet never fails

to be honored except in his native

neighborhood among his Kinsmen and his

own home now that probably was a common

proverb of the day now Jesus Calling

himself a prophet is an interesting

thing there is an Old Testament passage

where it promises the Messiah would be a

prophet and that's in Deuteronomy 18:15

and 22 where it says Moses says one like

unto me will come after me a prophet

listen to him and that's probably the

idea of Jesus Calling himself a prophet

look at verse five he could not do any

Mighty Deeds there now what does that

mean that Jesus could not I believe that

God has limited himself in certain ways

based on man's Faith response I believe

God has limited himself many times to

the prayers of his children we have not

because we ask not it's not that God

could not do what God wants to do is

that God has chosen to limit himself to

the human instrumentality and in

response of man and I think that's what

Jesus did he chose to limit himself to

the response of faith on behalf of the

people now I know he ministered to many

folks without uh personal faith the um

the boy the epileptic boy's father

showed faith and Jesus healed the boy

the man who his friends let down to the

roof uh Jesus saw the friend's faith and

heal the man I know that but basically

it's a faith response that Jesus demands

now he did heal a few but not many

and he marveled at their lack of faith

in him he could not believe I'm sure

they heard many stories capernium and N

aren't that far apart they had heard who

what he was doing they had heard his

teachings but their preconceived

notions just wrote all that off now then

in verse um the next little section then

he made a circle of The Villages and

continued teaching and he called the 12

to him and sent them out two by two now

the word sent is a very interesting

we're going to have a uh one of the

missions of the 12 uh he's going to send

them out six by two teams by twos six

teams um this is a very important time

for them they're going to be by

themselves proclaiming the truth they

understand this was a common thing

within Judaism and it sounds very normal

for the way that that Jews went on a

mission now the idea of sent here we get

the noun apostle from the verb apostello

and it means one sent later it comes to

mean one sent with official Authority or

as a representative or ambassador of so

Jesus sends out the apostles two by two

now probably this is related to the idea

of it takes two in the Old Testament to

confirm a witness Deuteronomy 19:13

maybe it's l to that but you and I both

know how encouraging someone else is we

have a local visitation program at our

church when someone's with me I do a

much better job of witnessing because I

they I think they expect me to do it I

think someone else just being and there

encourages us and I Think Jesus knew

that and sent them out two by two I want

you to know Judas was among this bunch

and he went out preaching and teaching

just like the rest of them isn't that

something see and he gave them power

over foul Spirits now the word gave is

imperfect tense he continued to give and

the word power is not the word up in

verse two of Mighty Deeds it's the which

is the word dunamus we get the word

dynamite in English from it this is the

word exusia which means right or legal

right or authority it's the same word in

John 1:12 and so he gave them his

authority over foul Spirits the Demonic

now friends you know I I know that our

day is nervous about the Demonic or

Angels or anything that you can't put in

a test tube and see with the five senses

or feel or touch or smell but I want to

tell you I believe the Bible is a

self-revelation of God and the Bible

lists the Demonic it makes a distinction

between demon possession illness now

whether I understand it or like it my my

authority is the word of God and I

believe than a supernatural realm that

impacts and imp penetrates our world and

so I believe that that what we don't

have just a an ancient um fetish here

but a spiritual reality he ordered them

not to take anything for the journey

except a staff now that's a real major

contradiction because if you'll look at

Matthew 10:10 and Luke 9:3 it says don't

take a staff don't take shoes now I

don't think we got a bunch of Arkansas

people here who run around barefooted

everybody wore shoes in Palestine so

what does it mean don't take any shoes

and don't take any staff it seems like

it's a blatant contradiction between

Mark and then Matthew and Luke well let

me give you the theories that people

have said number one they've said uh

this is referring to the walking stick

and to the club remember in Psalms 23:4

the shepherd had a staff and he also had

a club well they say the difference here

is that Matthew and and Luke are

referring to one of those implements and

Mark's referring to the other one that

may be possible seems a bit much to me

some say that Mark is following Exodus

1211 which deals with the Passover

experience and he's using a theolog iCal

way and he's saying something that

really didn't happen but he's putting

theology into it now friends I have

problems with the gospel writers putting

their own theology in the text that

didn't really happen you say well Bob

what do you think happened well it's

just my theory can't tell from the

text the use of the word two down in

verse n do not take two shoes with you

what I think if I can just put it in

plain English what I Think Jesus is

saying is don't take a whole lot of

resources with you don't take two pair

of shoes don't pack a big suitcase don't

carry a lot of food with you don't take

a bunch of sticks or pocket knives or

weapons in case you get into trouble

trust me I'm going to provide for you

now wear your normal clothes wear some

shoes and if you carry a little pocket

knife take it with you if you want to

take a little sandwich all right but

don't carry a big dinner for three or

four days now you just go in faith and

trust me and I'll show you that God's

going to provide for you now that's what

I think the truth this passage is um

there take no bread no bag and by bag we

mean here a napsack to carry things in

uh no money in a purse now we mean a

money belt they had a belt they put

their coins in it and you may have seen

the money BT what it's talking about by

the way some of these things are so hard

for us to understand if we don't know

something about Jewish culture these

books like this manners and customs of

the Bible by James Freeman this is a

paperback book it'll help you so much

just understand the customs of the day

we can't interpret the Bible until we

know clearly what it says we have to

find out what the author was saying to

the people people of his day and then we

can interpret it so books like this will

be very helpful to you and and it's

paperback

okay now um do not wear two shirts now

the word shirts here really means cloaks

now people in that day wore an inner

garment and an outer garment now in the

daytime they would take the outer

garment off and tie it around their

waist or carry over their shoulder but

at night they use that outer garment to

sleep in we might think like a sleeping

bag okay what Jesus is saying is don't

don't take your own sleeping bag I'm

going to provide a place for you to stay

God's going to provide your needs so

you'll learn to trust him more do not

take your own pup tinent trust me that's

the idea

um verse 10 and he continued to say to

them wherever you put up at a house stay

there until you leave the place now why

do you think he did that I think Jesus

knew human nature let me ask you a

question if you went out and uh to in

Revival and some poor family asked you

to stay with them and you had to sleep

on a cot in the living room and all they

had was bread and water and after you

preached a couple of days the uh

millionaire from up on the hill in the

air conditioned Mansion Who uh feasted

sumptuously every night said hey I

already like you why don't you come stay

with me uh what would human nature

do you bet your bippy it'd be hooking

them up to the hill so Jesus knowing

that W to be tactful said when you find

a place that receives you you just stay

there the whole time don't you go

jumping around hopping around from this

place that you just stay right where

you're put if anyone refuses to welcome

you or to listen to you when you leave

shake the very dust from the soles of

your feet as a warning to them this is a

strange deal this a very common thing

the Jews did whenever they walked

through a gentile area like Samaria or

even in Galilee and they came back into

Judah those very Orthodox Jews would

would Shake the Dust off their shoulders

and they'd take their sandals off and

knock them together lest they get any

dirt from foreign soil and pollute the

Holy Land well it was a sign of

arrogance there a sign of Pride but we

find it in Acts 18:6 where it's

mentioned where it's a sign of warning

against Judgment of rejecting the

message of God and that seems to be what

it's here and now there's a little

phrase here in the last part of verse 11

that's in the King James version of the

Bible friends it's not in any other

version it it comes from Matthew 10:1 15

it's about Sodom and Gomorrah now it

should be in Matthew 10 the manuscript

is there but the man uscript attestation

is not for it being included here now I

know it makes you nervous when I pick at

parts of your Bible but I tell you the

truth I'm not committed to an English

Bible as the word of God I'm committed

to the Greek bible as the word of God I

believe the English Bible accurately

conveys spiritual truth that we can find

Jesus and we can know what's pleasing to

our lives from our English Bible no

matter what translation but friends when

I'm teaching I want to go back to the

original and I want you to know that

latter part about Sodom and Gomorrah is

simply not in the most ancient

text now verse 12 so they went out and

preached that men should repent now the

word repent is a very important concept

it means in Hebrew the word means a

change of action in Greek it means a

change of mind both are involved it is

not so much sorrow as it is the

orientation of our life it's not how

many things we give up it's the

orientation that if anything in our life

is not pleasing to God we're willing to

lay it down in love for other people and

for God and that's what the word repent

basically means now and drove out many

demons and cured many sick people by

anointing them with oil now youall see

James 5:14 for the classical passage

about anointing with oil I think oil

basically was symbolizes three things

number one it was the a a very common

medicine in that day number two it was a

symbol of the Holy Spirit from the Old

Testament anointing of prophets priests

and Kings number three it was a

psychological Aid to recognize the

presence of God and before you jump on

my case let me ask you a question

when you go to the hospital why do you

take your Bible with you and don't read

it why do you put a Bible out on your

coffe in your house now friend it's the

message of the Bible That's significant

not the book itself so taking a Bible

with you and not reading it is treating

the Bible as a magical thing well the

truth is that Bible helps us recognize

the presence of God right exactly now

let me mention to you let see lost my

place okay verse 14 as a brand new

section now about John the Baptist and

King Herod now I want to talk through

this we're talking about Herod Antipas

now if you have never had a introduction

to the Old Testament that deals with the

inner biblical period especially the

maban period and the rise of the high

priesthood and the manipulation that

came with the herods you'll never fully

understand Jesus's day now Herod the

Great he's the Herod that had tried to

kill Jesus in Bethlehem but his

descendants there's several of them uh

archus Herod Antipas uh uh Herod Ag

grippa and there if you don't know which

Herod you're talking about you're really

going to get confused now this is Herod

Antipas and he is called a king here

though in the Bible he's called a

tetrarch a a division of the four or a

leader of the fourth part he was ruler

of peria and Galilee kind of split

areas now he married his brother's

Philip's wife now Philip and Herodotus

uh married in Rome and they were later

divorced and Herod married his brother's

wife and John the Baptist condemned that

marriage he it was against the teachings

of Leviticus 18:16 and 20121 and

Herodotus was looking for a chance to

get get him now now King

Herod uh Herod Antipas liked to hear

John he thought he was a prophet he

probably went to his cell many times and

listened to him and but he was he was a

little afraid of his wife his wife

controlled him so Herod threw a big

party invited all his friends to come

they all got

crocked uh usually they had prostitutes

dance at these kind of drunken

debauchery things but Herodotus daughter

salom this night danced for Herod I'm

sure you've seen the the the movie where

this was a very uh Lusty dance and old

Herod just really got turned on and he

said I'll give you whatever you ask for

up to part of my kingdom what a dummy

but anyway he said that salomi left went

and talked to her mother and came back

and said you see all these stuffed pigs

I want John the Baptist's head like that

well here was Herod drunk made a rash

statement but his pride made him feel

like he had to keep his word it didn't

bother him to imprison John it didn't

bother him that he was going to kill

John but he didn't want to lie when he

made a statement Now isn't that just

example of human Pride so John's going

to get beheaded because Herod had a

drunken fit made a promise and he just

couldn't go back on his word God help us

now um let's see here you can see most

of this in the text down through

20

uh let me see what I want to bring out

here let me mention to you about Elijah

let's look at verse 15 for a part but

others were saying that he was Elijah

now why would they say that John the

Baptist Was Elijah well in Malachi 4:5

it talked that Elijah is going to be the

Forerunner of the Messiah now John the

Baptist dressed like Elijah they both

wore rough animal skins and John the

Baptist lived out in the desert like

Elijah well John the Baptist we know was

the forun of the Messiah not Elijah and

so they looked alike and dressed alike

and still others said he was a prophet

like one of the prophets of old they

they saw God was really with him but

when Herod heard of him he said John

whom I have beheaded has risen from the

dead well who's he talking about

Jesus you see they thought Jesus was the

for Runner so they called him Elijah

they thought him was one of the prophets

like Jeremiah who hid the Ark of the

Covenant so said the rabbis on Mount

Nebo but the truth of the matter

is Jesus left this area because of

herod's interest because he thought that

he was John risen from the dead now if

you look at the cesaria Philippi

experience this was what people were

still saying that Jesus was John

resurrected that was unusual they're

both the same age but anyway that's what

they said um let's see here let's go

down to verse 21 then and this Mission

you can read through that Herodotus is

still planning to uh having this her

daughter trick Herod

um look at verse 26 there's the oath on

account of his oath and his guest he did

not like to refuse her so at once ought

the soldier of the Guard now this is the

word in English we get the word

spectator from it was a special kind of

bodyguard based on the Roman system that

guarded all these mon they were he was

the guy that tasted the food and drank

the water first and protected him from

assassination he said to him go get

John's head and the man went and did it

now the prison here is that prison by

the Dead Sea that Palace there brought

his head back on a platter when his

disciples heard of it they came and

carried off his carps and laid it in a

tomb I want to say a word to you about

John the Baptist do you know God had him

miraculously born not virgin born but

miraculously born raised him up uh out

in the desert for 30 30 years prepared

him for his ministry and you know what

from the time John began preaching at

the Jordan and so many folks began to

respond to him until the time Herod be

had him

beheaded was 18

months God's will for that man's life

was 18

months you see friends we're not talking

about quantity we're talking about the

will of

God and John died now we're going to get

the feeding of the 5,000 here in verse

30

uh down through 44 the parallels to this

are Luke 91-1 17 uh Matthew 141 13-21

and a beautiful passage really has a lot

to add to this is John

61-13 the apostles the sent ones

remember back in chapter 6 verses 6

through1 13 returned and met Jesus and

reported to him everything and how many

things they had done and taught and he

said to them come with me by yourselves

to a quiet place and rest a little while

you know sometimes I find people in the

church who just so active they're

running around doing everything friend

sometime the most spiritual thing you

can

do is go home and go to bed take a

rest some sometimes it's the very best

that can be done for there was an indust

stream of people coming and going and

they had no time to even eat y'all see

chapter 3: 20 so they got off of their

boat to be by themselves in a quiet

place but many people saw them start and

knew the place they were going to

apparently and ran around the lake

wasn't that some scene here is a group

of the L lame the the blind the

infirmed the demon-possessed the Curious

a mob of people can you see them

hobbling around that Lake Shore coming

to try to find Jesus what a picture that

must have

been so when he got out of the boat it

was a great crowd waiting for him and

his heart was moved with pity I want to

tell you Jesus always had time for

people at the sight of them for they

were like a sheep without a Shepherd

this is an Old Testament term to

describe the nation of Israel without

proper spiritual leadership numbers

27:17 Ezekiel 34:5 so when Jesus saw

their need he recognized that teaching

was the major thing about God he could

give him it grew late and the disciples

came and said is a destitute place and

it's already late send the crowds off to

the farms and villages to buy them for

themselves something to eat now already

late me it was too late to send out for

food there was no fast food restaurants

and it was getting late and so uh Jesus

said uh you give them something to eat

yourselves you see this feeding of the

5,000 I tell you the truth if you count

women and children I bet it was 10,000

there cuz he only count men that day

Jesus is going to use this a test he's

going to tell the apostles now you you

you feed them you take care of this

they're saying we don't have enough uh

we'd have to go and buy now my

translation in verse 37 has $40 that is

200 dener uh 200 dener was about a

yearly wage of a manual laborer a lot of

money they said we don't have the money

that cost too much uh too much money

look at verse 38 he asked them how many

loaves have you go and see

now John 6 is a play on Jesus being the

bread of life what Jesus wanted to show

them is men if you give me what you

got I'll make it

enough