JESUS FEEDS THE 4,000

Matthew 15:29--16:12 Lesson 16a

Key Verse: 15:32

* I Have Compassion For These People (15:29-39)

1. Where did Jesus go (29)? Describe those who were brought to Jesus and
laid at his feet (30). What does this reveal about the people of Jesus' time?

2. What did Jesus do for the people (30)? What can we learn here about the
work of the Messiah (Isa 35:5,6)? How did the people respond to Jesus'
Messianic ministry (31)?

3. After three days of caring for these people, how did Jesus feel about them
(32)? What did he want to do? What can we learn from Jesus?

4. How did the disciples respond (33)? What had they forgotten? How is
Jesus' attitude different from that of the disciples (33,34)? What did Jesus and his
disciples do (35-39)?

* Be On Your Guard (16:1-12)

5. Why did the Pharisees and Sadducees ask Jesus for another sign (1)?
How did Jesus answer (2-4)?

6. What warning did Jesus give his disciples as they crossed the lake (5,6)?
How did they interpret his words (7)? Why did they think in this way?
7. Aware of the disciples' discussion, what questions did Jesus ask them (8-
11)? Why must a disciple of Jesus remember God's work in the past?

8. What warning did Jesus repeat (11b)? What is the yeast of the Pharisees
(12)? How can one be on guard against it? How is the Christianity of Jesus
different from the religion of the Pharisees (15:32; 16:1)?