seekeroftruth
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Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
There were 5000 men. That's enough to crew an aircraft carrier. If Jesus wanted to incite a riot to take back Jerusalem, He had the manpower to do it.These verses don't count the women and children. I think there was food that wasn't counted as well. If I pull out my bread and you pull out your cheese, we have bread and cheese for two and more. That's the beauty of the Potluck dinner.... feed more with less. If I pull out my five fish, and uncounted women pull out their five fish, pretty soon we have enough fish to feed 5000 with plenty left over.
Jesus taught the expediency of the Potluck!
