Cheryl Schatz

Okay, Mark here is my comments on the next verses:

John 6:5–6 (NASB)
5 Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”
6 This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.

This is the first reference to bread and Jesus sets the stage for his revelation about Himself by asking a question of Philip about feeding bread to the crowd. It is important to note that Jesus was not talking about feeding only His disciples. He was talking about feeding all of the people who were coming to Him.

Jesus knew what He was going to do but He wanted to test him.

John 6:7–12 (NASB)
7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.”
8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted.
12 When they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.”

In this portion there are some very important things that Jesus did. The people were not sent away to buy their own food, but they were made to sit down to receive. Jesus then took of the bread, gave thanks and He distributed to the crowd as much as they wanted to eat. Then he told the disciples to “gather up the leftover gragments so that nothing will be lost.” This is a picture of what He is going to say shortly where the food is distributed to all and nothing is lost.

Okay over to you Mark.