Matthew 15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:28

Then Jesus answered, and said unto her ,.... As one surprised at the strength of her faith, and the clearness and justness of her pious reasoning; and not concealing himself, and the designs of grace, any longer from her, breaks out in great admiration of her, saying, O woman, great is thy faith! He seems surprised, that she, a woman, and a poor Gentile, should express such strong faith in him; calling him Lord, owning him to be the Messiah, worshipping him as God, believing him able to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:29

And Jesus departed from thence ,.... From the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, where he would have been private and retired; but being discovered, and knowing that the fame of this last miracle would make him more public in those parts, he removed, and passed through the midst of the coast of Decapolis, as Mark says, "and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee": the same with the sea of Tiberias. John 6:1 , that is, he came to those parts of Galilee, which lay near the sea side, and went into a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:30

And great multitudes came unto him ,.... From the adjacent places; having heard of his being where he was; and who had either attended on him before, or, however, the fame of him, and his miracles, had reached their ears: these flocked to him, having with them, in their hands, or arms, or upon their backs, or shoulders, leading some, and carrying others, in some form or another, those that were lame ; either in their legs, or arms: blind ; in one eye, or both, and that either from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:31

Insomuch that the multitude wondered ,.... The multitude of the spectators, who, though they came in expectation of seeing miracles wrought, yet these were so much beyond what they could have imagined, that they were amazed and surprised to see cures so instantly performed, in such a miraculous manner: these were such glaring proofs and evidences of the wonderful power of God, that they were astonished when they saw the dumb to speak ; that is, such who before were dumb, now spoke; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:32

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him ,.... Who were at some little distance from him, to impart his mind unto them, whom he had made, and used, as his familiar friends; and to try their faith, and raise their attention, and prepare them for the following miracle; as well as to teach them by his example, and accustom them to show bowels of mercy and compassion to persons in any kind of want and distress: and said, I have compassion on the multitude ; which must be understood of him as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:33

And his disciples said unto him ,.... The former miracle of feeding five thousand men, besides women and children, with five loaves and two fishes, being quite out of their thoughts, they reply, whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? The question is big with objections, and is put with some vehemency and astonishment: the people to be led were a multitude, a great multitude, a very great multitude, and these too had had but little, or no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:34

And Jesus saith unto them ,.... In a very mild and gentle manner, taking no notice of their stupidity, nor upbraiding them with their forgetfulness of the late miracle, and willing to exercise their patience, and try their faith, asks, how many loaves have ye? meaning in the common stock, and which they brought along with them, for their own supply: and they said seven, and a few little fishes ; which they mention as so small a provision, that it was as nothing for such multitudes;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:35

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. Not regarding the smallness of the provisions, nor any further consulting with his disciples; but knowing his own power to increase this food, and determining to feed the multitude before he dismissed them, in an authoritative way ordered them to sit down upon the ground in rows, that they might be the better seen, and served. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:36

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes ,.... Into his hands, and lifted them up, that it might be seen, and observed, that there were no other food than these, that so the miracle might appear in its true light: and gave thanks ; to God for the provision, though it was so small, in the name of the whole company, according to the usage of the Jewish nation; who, if there were ten thousand F18 Misn. Beracot, c. 7. sect. 3. , one for the rest used to say, "let us bless the Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:37

And they did all eat, and were filled ,.... Every one had a share of the provision, and that to full satisfaction; no one was overlooked and neglected, and everyone had as much as he could eat: and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets full . The disciples, after they had distributed to everyone his portion, went round, and collected the remaining fragments, and filled seven baskets therewith, according to the number of the loaves which were broken; and so had a... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:37

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