Matthew 15:32-38 NASB,NASB

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:32-39

The compassion of Jesus. Having let fall that crumb under the table, in the parts of Tyre and Sidon, Jesus returns to make a full feast for the children. When he had here performed miracles of healing, he proceeds to the performance of a miracle of feeding. The removal of evil is a prelude to the communication of good. I. THE COMPASSION OF JESUS IS READY . 1 . Quick to discern a need. 2 . Quick to provide against calamity. II. THE COMPASSION OF JESUS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:33

Whence should we have so much bread , etc.? Christ had said nothing to his disciples concerning his design of feeding the people, but his remarks pointed to the possibility of such a design, and the apostles at once throw cold water upon the project. They do not indeed, as they did before urge him to send the multitude away, that they may supply their own needs, but they emphasize the impossibility of carrying out the idea of feeding them. Their answer bristles with objections. The place is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:34

How many loaves have ye? Jesus gives no formal answer to the apostles' hesitating question, but by a new interrogation leads them to expect his interposition. This was the prelude to the miracle. Seven, and a few little fishes. They de not add, as on the former occasion, "But what are they among so many?" They have learned something from what had previously occurred. Whether this little store was what remained of their own supplies, or whether it was all they could find among the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:35

To sit down ( ἀναπεσεῖν ) on the ground. At this time there was not "much grass in the place," the season being no longer early spring. Their seat was the bare ground, their meal of the plainest character. He who as man had pitied them was now feeding them as God, yet not with luxuries or dainties, but with food sufficient for their needs. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:36

He took. The account differs little from that on the former occasion. Gave thanks ( εὐχαριστήσας ) . This represents the blessing of the viands. Thanksgiving was a specially enjoined accompaniment of meals. The Talmud said, "He that enjoys anything without an act of thanksgiving is as one that robs the Almighty." The blessing here was the efficient cause of the multiplication of the food. Without any fresh creation Jesus used the materials ready to his hands, and only increased them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:36

The mission of miracles of supply. They were corrective of the influence that was actually produced by the miracles of healing. The differences in the spheres and the character of our Lord's miracles is not sufficiently observed, he was no mere Eastern Hakim, with a wonderful panacea for all forms of bodily woe. He is too often spoken of as if this were his description. More importance needs to be given to our Lord's walking the water, stilling the storm, raising the dead, and multiplying... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:37

Baskets ( σπεύρδας ); panniers . Large wicker receptacles, which were sometimes of such size as to hold a man. It was in such a basket that St. Paul was let down from the walls of Damascus ( Acts 9:25 ). The number of the basketfuls corresponded to the original number of loaves; the increase of substance must therefore have been enormous. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:38

The computation is made in the same way as in Matthew 14:21 , the greatness of the miracle being thus enhanced. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:32-39

The miracle recorded here - the feeding of the four thousand - took place on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mark 8:1-10. The circumstances of the miracle are so similar to the one recorded in Matthew 14:14-21, as to need little additional explanation.Matthew 15:32Three days, and have nothing to eat - This is not, perhaps, to be taken literally, but only that during that time they had been deprived of their ordinary or regular food.They had had only a very... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 15:32-39

Matthew 15:32-39. Jesus called his disciples, and said, I have compassion, &c. For some observations on the contents of these verses, see the notes on Mark 8:1-9. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:32-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:36

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:36

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:38

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:32-39

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 15:32-39

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