Matthew 15:29-16:12
Key Verse 16:9 “Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?”
1. How is Jesus’ feeding of the four thousand similar to and different from the feeding of the five thousand? (29-39; 14:14-21)
2. Why did the Pharisees and Sadducees ask Jesus to show them a sign from heaven? (16:1; 12:38-39) How and why did Jesus rebuke them? (2-4)
3. What did Jesus warn the disciples about and why? (6, 12) Why did they misunderstand Jesus’ warning? (5, 7) Why is the teaching [influence] of the Pharisees and Sadducees compared to yeast?
4. How did Jesus help his disciples understand his warning through the examples of how he fed the five thousand and the four thousand? (8-12) Why is it important to remember and understand what God has done for us in the past?