November 15 Daily Discovery - Read John Chapter 6

This passage below is from the King James Version (ekjv.org).  

Remarks from the Berean Fellowship follow the passage below.

[1] After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
[2] And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
[3] And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
[4] And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
[5] When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
[6] And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
[7] Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
[8] One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
[9] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
[10] And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
[11] And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
[12] When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
[13] Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
[14] Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
[15] When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
[16] And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
[17] And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
[18] And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
[19] So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
[20] But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
[21] Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
[22] The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
[23] (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
[24] When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
[25] And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
[26] Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
[27] Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
[28] Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
[29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
[30] They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
[31] Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
[32] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
[33] For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
[34] Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
[35] And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
[36] But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
[37] All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
[38] For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
[39] And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
[40] And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
[41] The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
[42] And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
[43] Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
[44] No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
[45] It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
[46] Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
[47] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
[48] I am that bread of life.
[49] Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
[50] This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
[51] I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
[52] The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
[53] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
[54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
[55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
[56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
[57] As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
[58] This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
[59] These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
[60] Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
[61] When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
[62] What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
[63] It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
[64] But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
[65] And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
[66] From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
[67] Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
[68] Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
[69] And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
[70] Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
[71] He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

The Messiah and His Men

In Christian theology there is this doctrine that is called the hypostatic union. Essentially, the meaning is that Jesus Christ was 100% God at the same time He was 100% man. He was not a god-man according to the Greek concept of deities that were partly divine and partly man. Christ was God in the flesh while at the same time being completely a man.

A cursory reading of the gospels proves that Christ was more than a man. He did things that no man could do. His miracles proved His deity and His life also proved his "manity". He was tested and all points just like we are but he did not sin. He could drink water but he could also walk on it and he could turn water into wine. He knew what was in every man's heart and he knew what every man was thinking. He knew that he was choosing ordinary men that would serve him and form the foundation of his church.

He knew them before he called them he knew their flaws before he called them.  He knew their strengths before he called them. He knew their weaknesses before He called them. He even knew that Judas Iscariot would become His betrayer, and eventual enemy, yet while during His ministry, He still called Judas Iscariot friend.

Sarcastic Philip?

Jesus addressed philip directly with his question it was not directed generally to all of the apostles but to fill up specifically. Where can we buy bread to feed all these people? I admit that I may be seeing something here that is generated from my own depraved mind, but I do believe that philip responded in his flesh when he answered jesus.

One penny equaled one day's work in income.

Perhaps philip was very good at math he could estimate the size of the crowd and figure out that it would take the equivalent of 200 days of income to feed the people even if they could find a place to buy it. However I think that his response was even deepened when he said well there is a kid here that has a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish oh but that wouldn't be enough would it?

We are told that jesus asked this question of Philip in order to prove Himself. If Philip had a sarcastic element to him, Jesus knew it. I think Jesus knew how He was going to answer the question. Jesus proved Himself by using that little ladd's lunch to feed the great multitude.

• I'm not going to site Biblical passages for the things that follow (as I almost always do), but if you are familiar with the New Testament, you should be able to identify them. If you cannot, if you would contact me using my contact form on this website and submit the request, I will amend this particular Daily Discovery and repost it and then send you a link to it via return email.

Impetuous Peter

Peter always had his gun loaded and he frequently would shoot from the hip. Sometimes he failed to think deeply enough before he spoke. Sometimes he said brilliant things and wonderful things which Jesus Christ affirmed. Sometimes he said things that came straight from the pit which Jesus Christ rebuked. He sometimes said stupid things which God the Father intercepted. Jesus knew Peter completely. In spite of his impestuous tendencies, Jesus chose to give him the keys of the kingdom. His message of salvation first to the Jews and then later to the gentiles opened both of those doors to the ancient people as well as the nations that would comprise His church in the new covenant. Don't be overtaken by over-much sorrow in your failures. Admit and confess them to God and ask for His strength and keep walking forward with Jesus. He called you, too and He knew everything about you before He called you!  

He called you anyway.

Ambitious Brothers

These brothers Jesus nicknamed the sons of thunder. I still wonder a little bit, "Was Jesus referring to their father as being thunder and they were his sons or was this a direct reference to them and their nature? The answer really does not matter because regardless we see their ambition. They told Jesus, we want you to do whatever we ask of you. Jesus asked them well what is it you're asking for? They answered we want to be sitting on your left and right in your kingdom. This request was known by the other disciples and it created a problem, that jesus soon corrected by teaching the true nature of his kingdom.

Doubting Disciples

Please notice that I did NOT title this section doubting Thomas, because I am convinced that that is an unfair designation. They were all doubters. When Jesus first appeared to them, He actually corrected them for their doubt because they did not want to believe the reports that they were receiving of His resurrection, the problem is Thomas was absent the first time He appeared to them. Surely, they told Thomas, "We touched His hands and His side, it was Him, flesh and bones, not just a spirit. H e was in a body. John the apostle adds to this in his first epistle, "Our hands have handled Him." Thomas said, I can't believe it unless I can touch His hands and His side, too. This is why Jesus offered that to him. None of the disciples believed until they saw Him... that includes the 11 and Paul. 

I have not seen jesus, but I have believed. Therefore I am one of those that Jesus said we're blessed because I have believed without seeing Him. More likely than not you are in that camp as well. There are people that are reporting that they have seen Jesus even up to this day. If this is so, they are especially blessed for that experience, but I would contend they are not as blessed as we are who believe without seeing. That is what faith is all about.

Treacherous Judas

Jesus said,  "I have chose you 12 and one of you is a devi."

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Continue Your Search

From this chapter, do you see any: Commands to Obey, Warnings to Heed, Promises to Claim, Examples to Follow, Vices to Avoid, Praises to Emulate, Prayers to Use, Principles by which to Live, Questions to Ask or Actions to Take?

See: Berean Fellowship Bible Study Method