Matthew 14:19. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, -
It must have been a beautiful sight to see those thousands of men, women, and children at once obeying his command. There were five loaves and two fishes, - probably five small barley cakes and a couple of sardines; so the people might have said, "What is the use of such a multitude sitting down on the grass to partake of such scanty fare as that?" But they did not say so; there was a divine power about the very simplest command of Christ which compelled instant obedience: "He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass," -
Matthew 14:19. And took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, -
This was that "blessing of the Lord" of which Solomon says that "it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it." If you get this blessing on your five loaves and two fishes, you may feed five thousand men with them, besides the women and the children.
Matthew 14:19. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, -
It must have been a beautiful sight to see those thousands of men, women, and children at once obeying his command. There were five loaves and two fishes, - probably five small barley cakes and a couple of sardines; so the people might have said, "What is the use of such a multitude sitting down on the grass to partake of such scanty fare as that?" But they did not say so; there was a divine power about the very simplest command of Christ which compelled instant obedience: "He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass," -
Matthew 14:19. And took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, -
This was that "blessing of the Lord" of which Solomon says that "it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it." If you get this blessing on your five loaves and two fishes, you may feed five thousand men with them, besides the women and the children.