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The Prophet Has Come
Commentators widely agree that when the crowd saw Jesus feed the 5,000, they correctly identified Him as "the Prophet" foretold in Deuteronomy 18:15. Just as Moses provided manna in the wilderness, Jesus provided bread, leading the people to believe the long-awaited Messiah had finally arrived.
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Albert Barnes
On John 6:14
18th Century
Theologian
That Prophet, etc. The Messiah. The power to work the miracle, and the benevolence manifested in it, showed that he was the long-expected …
AT Robertson
On John 6:14
Saw the sign which he did (ιδοντες α εποιησεν σημεια). "Signs" oldest MSS. have. This sign added to those already wrought (verse 2…
Charles Ellicott
On John 6:14
19th Century
Bishop
Miracle.—Better, sign. ().
That Jesus did.—Better, that He did. The example is instructive, as it shows …
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 6:13–14
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above un…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 6:14
The miracle excited the wonder of the people and compelled them to recognize that Jesus was an unusual person. The allusion to “the Prophet” is pro…
John Calvin
On John 6:14
16th Century
Theologian
Those men, therefore. The miracle appears to have had this advantage: they acknowledge its author to be the Messiah; for Christ had no oth…
John Gill
On John 6:14
17th Century
Pastor
Then those men
The five thousand men, who had been fed with the loaves and fishes:
when they had …
Matthew Henry
On John 6:1–14
17th Century
Minister
John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude because it relates to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had on the people.…