Matthew 15:32-39
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Matthew 15:32-39
* of healing (restoring access) * of healing remotely (of great authority) * of creation as saviour (of exceptional authority) * and today of creation as provider (undeniable provision)
Old Testament Prophecy
Malachi 4:4
Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the laws and commands which I gave him at Mount Sinai for all the people of Israel to obey. (use)
Isaiah 35:5-6
The blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear. The lame will leap and dance, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Streams of water will flow through the desert; (use)
Matthew 15:32
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way." (use)
...it was not the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes; it was the miracle of the changing of selfish people into generous people at the touch of Christ. [Matthew 14:13-21]
Barclay, W., 1953. Daily Study Bible. (use)
Matthew 25:37-40
The righteous will then answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these members of my family, you did it for me! (use)
Within the OT
But perhaps more...
Zechariah 7:8-10
Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners who live among you, or anyone else in need. And do not plan ways of harming one another.’ "Long ago I gave these commands to my people: ‘You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another. The LORD gave this message to Zechariah: (use)
Ruth 2:14
At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, "Come and have a piece of bread, and dip it in the sauce." So she sat with the workers, and Boaz passed some roasted grain to her. She ate until she was satisfied, and she still had some food left over. (use)
Matthew 15:37
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. (use)
Matthew 6:11
Give us today the food we need. Within the Lords prayer (use)
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds: they do not sow seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds? (use)
Psalm 57:2
I call to God, the Most High, to God, who supplies my every need. (use)
2 Kings 4:42-44
Another time, a man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing Elisha twenty loaves of bread made from the first barley harvested that year, and some freshly-cut ears of corn. Elisha told his servant to feed the group of prophets with this, "but he answered, "Do you think this is enough for a hundred men?" Elisha replied, "Give it to them to eat, because the LORD says that they will eat and still have some left over." So the servant set the food before them, and, as the LORD had said, they all ate and there was still some left over." (use)
1 Kings 17:5-6
He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening. Elijah obeyed the LORD 's command, and went and stayed by the brook of Cherith. (use)
Deuteronomy 8:3
He made you go hungry, and then he gave you manna to eat, food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before. He did this to teach you that human beings must not depend on bread alone to sustain them, but on everything that the LORD says. (use)
Exodus 16:12
I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them that at twilight they will have meat to eat, and in the morning they will have all the bread they want. Then they will know that I, the LORD, am their God. (use)
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together. (use)
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The LORD Provides". And even today people say, "On the LORD 's mountain he provides."
* one who is concerned * proactive in response * aware of our limitations * The creator, sustainer God, * and hence able