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of Heaven that the Lord Jesus brought. Then the Lord Jesus distributed the five
barley loaves, and two small fishes in a basket to the twelve disciples. And then the
disciples began to distribute the barley loaves and the fishes to the multitude of
people, the loaves and fishes began to multiply in the baskets until everyone was fed.

(Paraphrased)

It should be noted that the twelve disciples by themselves could not feed five
thousand men plus their wives and children. So the disciples began to ask for
volunteers among the men to assist in passing out the loaves and fishes to the
Great company of people until everyone was fed. Then after this miracle of feeding
the multitudes took place the Lord said unto His disciples, “‘Gather up the fragments
that remain, that nothing be lost.’ Therefore they gathered them together, and filled
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over
and above unto them that had eaten.” (John 6:12 – 13) The multitude of people that
day were all Jewish men, women, and children; and, the twelve baskets with the
fragments of food represents the final salvation of all the Jewish people from the
twelve tribes of Israel.

For it is written in Romans 11:25 − 26, “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be
ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness
in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all
of Israel shall be saved: as it is written, ‘There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.’” During this miracle of feeding the
multitudes, all the people were Jewish from the twelve tribes, the twelve disciples
were all Jewish, the Lord Jesus Christ was also Jewish, and there were twelve
baskets with the fragments of food. The number Twelve represents the Twelve
Tribes of Israel.

For it is written in John 6:16 − 21, And when even was now come, His disciples went
down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum.
And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. And the sea arose by reason
of a great wind that blew. So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty
furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they
were afraid. But he saith unto them, ‘It is I; be not afraid.’ Then they willingly
received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land of Capernaum
whither they went. (Paraphrased)

It should be noted that when the Apostles seen the miracle of the Lord Jesus walking
on the Sea of Galilee, they did not realize that the Lord was not getting wet until the
Lord Jesus got into the ship; and they hugged the Lord Jesus with much joy having
His presence in the ship with them. Then a greater miracle happened when the Lord
Jesus got into the ship, and immediately the ship was then transported through the air