Matthew 14:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.”
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Read Full Chapter →As evening falls the disciples urge Jesus to dismiss the crowd to find food in the villages.
What Does Matthew 14:15 Mean?
Evening comes to a remote place far from any market, and the disciples grow practical. They ask Jesus to send the crowd away so the people can reach the villages and buy themselves something to eat. Their concern is real, but their imagination reaches no further than the obvious solution.
The disciples saw a problem too large for them and tried to send it away. We often do the same with needs that exceed our means, hoping someone else, somewhere else, will provide. Yet Jesus is about to teach that the impossibility before us is precisely where His power begins. What we are tempted to dismiss, He intends to use.
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What does Matthew 14:15 mean?
As evening falls the disciples urge Jesus to dismiss the crowd to find food in the villages.