Study questions: 1. After a busy day, how do you like to unwind?
2. How does Jesus demonstrate compassion in vs. 30-35? What do we learn about his attitude to people in these verses? 3. In Jesus' conversation with the disciples what do we learn about discipleship? Are there situations which you face consistently where a similar lifestyle is called for? 4. Why does Jesus feed the five thousand people? What does He reveal about himself in this action? What OT passages prefigure this feeding? 5. According to verse 45-48, what sets the stage for Jesus' going out to the disciples? 6. What might have been Jesus' intention in going out to the disciples? (Hint: Look at Exodus 33:12-34:7 where the language of "passing by" is used). What is revealed about his intention in his conversation with them? 7. According to Mark, the disciples respond strangely to Jesus because they have not understood about the loaves. What was their reaction and what should the disciples have understood about the loaves? 8. The disciples inability to understand about the loaves is due to their hardheartedness. What might have led to this hard-heartedness? How can we recognize and counteract hard-heartedness in ourselves? 9. In summary, what does this passage teach us about who Jesus is and what he came to do? What does it teach us about our appropriate response?
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2. How does Jesus demonstrate compassion in vs. 30-35? What do we learn about his attitude to people in these verses?
3. In Jesus' conversation with the disciples what do we learn about discipleship? Are there situations which you face consistently where a similar lifestyle is called for?
4. Why does Jesus feed the five thousand people? What does He reveal about himself in this action? What OT passages prefigure this feeding?
5. According to verse 45-48, what sets the stage for Jesus' going out to the disciples?
6. What might have been Jesus' intention in going out to the disciples? (Hint: Look at Exodus 33:12-34:7 where the language of "passing by" is used). What is revealed about his intention in his conversation with them?
7. According to Mark, the disciples respond strangely to Jesus because they have not understood about the loaves. What was their reaction and what should the disciples have understood about the loaves?
8. The disciples inability to understand about the loaves is due to their hardheartedness.
What might have led to this hard-heartedness? How can we recognize and counteract hard-heartedness in ourselves?
9. In summary, what does this passage teach us about who Jesus is and what he came to do? What does it teach us about our appropriate response?