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Mark 6. In the second story I’ll only be looking at one part of
it; the woman that touched the hem of the garment of our Lord
Jesus.
Mark 6:45-52, “And immediately He made His
disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side
to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the multitude
away. And after bidding them farewell, He departed to the
mountain to pray. And when it was evening, the boat was in
the midst of the sea, and He was alone on the land. And seeing
them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at
about the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking
on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. But when they
saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost,
and cried out: for they all saw Him and were frightened. But
immediately He spoke with them and said to them, ‘Take
courage; it is I, do not be afraid.’ And He got into the boat with
them, and the wind stopped; and they were greatly astonished,
for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the
loaves, but their heart was hardened.”

They did not learn the lesson of the loaves. So, there is
a connection. The boat ride on the stormy sea was supposed to
remind them of the lessons of the loaves. I don’t want to spend
time on the feeding of the five thousand but I want to give you
the lesson. It’s described in Mark 6:37, “But He answered and
said to them, ‘You give them something to eat!’ There were
five thousand people, plus more. “You give them something to
eat.” That was an impossible command. Nobody could do what
Jesus told them to do. They had five biscuits, two fish and
maybe ten thousand people because it was men plus women and
children. It was absolutely impossible to obey God.

That miracle continued and showed how the impossible
can become possible. The simple answer is to bring Jesus into
the picture. Mark 6:41-43, “And He took the five loaves and
the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food
and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples
to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them
all. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up