Matthew 15:35

35 After telling 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 The talmidim said to him, "Where will we find enough loaves of bread in this remote place to satisfy so big a crowd?"

34 Yeshua asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few fish."

35 After telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,

36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, made a b'rakhah, broke the loaves and gave them to the talmidim, who gave them to the people.

37 Every one ate his fill, and they took seven large baskets full of the leftover pieces.