The Gospel of Mark : a popular commentary upon a critical basis, especially designed for pastors and Sunday schools . dds, men, besideswomen and children. This wouldprobably raise the number to about sixthousand. This gives us some idea ofwhat the evangelists mean when they speak of great multitudes followingJesus. We see the simplicity and truth-fulness of the evangelists iu the factthat the provisions of the second mi-raculous feeding were more, and thenumber fed less, than in the first. Fic-tion would rather have made the secondmiracle apparently, at least, greaterthan the flrst. He sent th
The Gospel of Mark : a popular commentary upon a critical basis, especially designed for pastors and Sunday schools . dds, men, besideswomen and children. This wouldprobably raise the number to about sixthousand. This gives us some idea ofwhat the evangelists mean when they speak of great multitudes followingJesus. We see the simplicity and truth-fulness of the evangelists iu the factthat the provisions of the second mi-raculous feeding were more, and thenumber fed less, than in the first. Fic-tion would rather have made the secondmiracle apparently, at least, greaterthan the flrst. He sent them away*I) them as an assembly, doubt-less with a parting blessing. Thus in two miracles Jesus pre-sented liimself as the bread of life ; firstto the Jews, and then to the Gentiles aswell as the Jews. And it was truly be-coming him thus to do. See on :44. 10-13. A BRIEF VISIT TO GaLILEE. Crossing AND re-crossing the Pharisees seek a sign. : 39 ; 16 : 1-4. Matthew, after hisusual manner, gives the words of Jesusmore fully. But even here Mark pre-sents more vividly what Jesus 8EA OF GALILEE FROM THE NORTH-WEST ; MAGDALA AND TIBEBIAS. 29. MARK VIII. 151 The Pharisees seek a sign ; learning against theirteaching. 10 AND straiglitway he entered into a ship with Mt. , and came into the of Dahnanu- 11 tha. ^Aud tlie Pharisees came forth, and l)egan to Mt. 12. 38; ;question with him, seeking of him a sign from **• *• 12 lieaven, tempting him. And s he siglied deeply in e Is. 53. spirit, and saith, AVhy doth this generation seek after a sign ? Verily I say unto you, There shall no 10. Strais:htway. Showinj^ theohionolotiical coiiiirction. Both Mat-thew and Mark place tlic ciiiliarKiiit!;immediately after ^ the niiil-litiuie wlio had been miraeuhju>l\ ship. Kather, tlw s/iij>, .so oftenmentioned, and whieh Jesus and hisdisciples used in fjoini;- from one pointof the lalvc to anoth
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