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Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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Counting Men, Feeding All
Commentators explain that counting only the 4,000 men followed the standard cultural practice for enumeration at the time. This was not intended to diminish the importance of the women and children. The key spiritual point, as Charles Spurgeon highlights, is that everyone present was nourished, demonstrating that God's provision is for all, not just those who are officially counted.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 Mar…
19th Century
Baptist
There is no desire here to inflate the number or to make the wonder greater. In some religious statistics, the tally would be quickly made if the w…
If the number of baskets of leftovers in 14:20 is symbolic, it is hard to see why the seven baskets here (v.37) are not symbolic. The number seven …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they that did eat, were four thousand men This number of men, as well as of the baskets of fragments, clearly sh…
Whatever our situation, the only way to find ease and relief is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to Him, and refer it to His disposal. Thos…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Gospel teaching was confirmed by the deliverance of the Gentiles from the power of the devil through Christ’s might; now He confirm…
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