That mocked at what he said.
LESSON XXIV.
THE LOAVES AND FISHES.
Matthew, xiv. 13-22.
Once Jesus went into the wilderness with his disciples, and a great many people came after him; then Jesus preached to the people, and told them about his Father, and how he himself had come down from heaven to save them from Satan. They listened to him from morning till night.
When it was getting dark, the disciples came to Jesus and said, Will you not send the people home, for it is late?
But Jesus knew that the people had had nothing to eat all day, and he did not like to send them home tired and hungry. So he said to his disciples, Cannot you feed them?
No, said they; we have only five loaves and two small fishes, and see how many people there are!
But Jesus said, Make them sit down on the grass, and bring the loaves and fishes to me. So the disciples made them all sit down.
There were a great many people, as many as would fill ten churches—five thousand men, besides women and little children. How tired the little children must have been! it was time for them to have their supper and go to bed. We shall hear how Jesus fed all these people.