The Miraculous Feeding of Four Thousand
Expository Outlines
Matthew 15:32-39
Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days…


I. THE FEATURES BY WHICH THIS MIRACLE WAS DISTINGUISHED.

1. It was a miracle of mercy.

2. Its publicity is another feature worthy of notice.

3. The scale on which it was wrought was most extensive.

4. It was the result of no previous arrangement, but was done in order to meet a pressing emergency.

5. The consciousness He evinced that His resources were adequate to the occasion.

II. THE LESSONS WHICH THIS MIRACLE ENFORCES.

1. Reliance.

2. Gratitude.

3. Charity.

4. Economy.

(Expository Outlines.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

WEB: Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."




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