12 and 7 Basketfuls of Bread and Fish

[Amanda Frances]

Reading from Mark today 8:14-21 

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

¹⁴ The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. ¹⁵ “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”

¹⁶ They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

¹⁷ Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? ¹⁸ Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? ¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they replied.

²⁰ “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”

²¹ He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

***********************************************************************************************************************II can relate the 12 to the number of Disciples and the number of the 12 tribes and of course number 7 jumps out as the Day of Rest and I understand it is a number of perfection.  (Not sure where I heard that lol) Anyway what do you think Jesus was saying or pointing out?  Thanks

 

New International Version (NIV)

[Galleon]

You mean by the "yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod"?

Look at a person as being bread, and the yeast as that which grows it. By this statement, he is saying to avoid what both Herod and the Pharisees have in common: an unbelief in Christ.

[Amanda Frances]

8 hours ago, Galleon said:

You mean by the "yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod"?

Look at a person as being bread, and the yeast as that which grows it. By this statement, he is saying to avoid what both Herod and the Pharisees have in common: an unbelief in Christ.

Thanks Galleon.  

[JohnD]

The leaven (yeast) of the Pharisees was the Lord Jesus's expression of unbelief in him

which poisons the Jewish people to this very day.

[Amanda Frances]

4 hours ago, JohnD said:

The leaven (yeast) of the Pharisees was the Lord Jesus's expression of unbelief in him

which poisons the Jewish people to this very day.

Thank you JohnD.

[Prycejosh1987]

On 12/28/2019 at 7:42 PM, Amanda Frances said:

Reading from Mark today 8:14-21 

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

¹⁴ The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. ¹⁵ “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”

¹⁶ They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

¹⁷ Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? ¹⁸ Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? ¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they replied.

²⁰ “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”

²¹ He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

***********************************************************************************************************************II can relate the 12 to the number of Disciples and the number of the 12 tribes and of course number 7 jumps out as the Day of Rest and I understand it is a number of perfection.  (Not sure where I heard that lol) Anyway what do you think Jesus was saying or pointing out?  Thanks

 

New International Version (NIV)

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