Week XII John 6:1-15 The Miracle of the Loaves and Fish 1/8, Tues.

Background
•What do you know about manna?
Ex 16:4-21

John 6:1-2
•Why are the crowd following Jesus? Are they genuine followers? What make a disciple genuine?
Jn 6:26,66, MK 8:34-38

John 6:3
•What did Jesus do with his disciples? Where else did he do that? Any significant on that?
Mt 5: 1-2
•Seat of Moses?
Mt 23:2

John 6:4
•What are the Passover food?
•Why do you think St John Mention that? (Note: St John is the only one writing down the time)
John 6:5-6
•Why does Jesus ask this question to Philip? Is Jesus unsure of what to do?

John 6:7-9
•Where did the food come from?
•Grace does not destroy but build upon nature?

John 6:11
•Where else did Jesus take these actions? What did St John try to imply?
Mt 26:26, Mk 14:22, Lk22:19, 1Cor 11:25
•How did Jesus distribute the bread and fish?
Mt 14:19, Mk 6:40-41, LK 9:14-16
•How did Jesus work through his apostles?
1548

John 6:12-13
•Why did Jesus ask them to collect the left over? How many basketful? Any spiritual significance of this detail?
CCC 1335
•Were there any surplus of mannas in the wild? What about the bread from Jesus? What did this imply?
Ex 16:16-21

John 6:14,15
•What were people’s reaction after food and drink? why? Why did they use Him for their political ends?
Deut 18:15
•Why did Jesus withdraw?

Advanced questions
•Why this Sign is the only one recorded in all 4 Gospels?
•What are the right attitude about political position/situation?