Thursday, November 7, 2024

Miracle Doubters DISEASED IMAGINATIONS

"Feeding of the Five Thousand---When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what He was going to do.
Philip answered Him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
Another of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
When they had all had enough to eat, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 
John 6:5-13 NIV

"The Hidden Lunchbox Theory." This theory posits that the presence
of Jesus so moved the people in attendance that many of them reached into their pockets or bags and began sharing whatever food they had brought with them.


The Israeli scholars have a fascinating theory, particularly in the case of the "miraculous catch." They suspect that high winds created waves in the deeper water, bringing water with a lower oxygen content closer to the surface, thus killing the fish. Once they went belly-up, they were easy to take." 
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