Matthew 16:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus calls them to remember feeding the five thousand from five loaves.
What Does Matthew 16:9 Mean?
Jesus presses the point with a question that is also a reminder. Have they forgotten the five loaves that fed five thousand, and the baskets of fragments gathered afterward? The miracle was recent, and they themselves had carried the leftovers.
Remembering is a great act of faith. The disciples' present worry came partly from a failure to recall what God had already done. So much of trust is simply holding on to the evidence of past mercy. When Jesus asks 'do ye not remember,' he is teaching us to let yesterday's provision steady today's fears. The God who has helped before is the same who stands with us now.
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What does Matthew 16:9 mean?
Jesus calls them to remember feeding the five thousand from five loaves.