Matthew 15:35

35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

Matthew 15:35 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:35

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
] Not regarding the smallness of the provisions, nor any further consulting with his disciples; but knowing his own power to increase this food, and determining to feed the multitude before he dismissed them, in an authoritative way ordered them to sit down upon the ground in rows, that they might be the better seen, and served.

Matthew 15:35 In-Context

33 And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?"

34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.