Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
There is certainly a considerable measure of weakness and unbelief manifested in these complaints and questions of moses; but his conduct appears at the same time so very simple, honest, and affectionate, that we cannot but admire it, while we wonder that he had not stronger confidence in that god, whose stupendous miracles he had so often witnessed in egypt
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There is certainly a considerable measure of weakness and unbelief manifested in these complaints and questions of moses; but his conduct appears at the same time so very simple, honest, and affectionate, that we cannot but admire it, while we wonder that he had not stronger confidence in that god, whose stupendous miracles he had so often witnessed in egypt
2 Kings 7:2
Then the officer {on whom the king relied} answered the man of God and said, "Look, [even if] Yahweh [is] making windows in heaven, could this thing happen?" And he said, "Look, you [will be] seeing [it] with your eyes, but you shall not eat from it there."
Matthew 15:33
And the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"
Mark 6:37
But he answered [and] said to them, "You give them [something] to eat." And they said to him, "Should we go [and] purchase bread for two hundred denarii and give [it] to them to eat?"
Mark 8:4
And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these [people] with bread here in the desert?"
Luke 1:18
And Zechariah said to the angel, "By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced {in years}!"
John 6:6
(Now he said this to test him, because he knew what he was going to do.)
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Matthew 14:17
And they said to him, "We do not have [anything] here except five loaves and two fish."