5K men

 Matthew 14

13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. 14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”

17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.

18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!

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Let's try to wrap our brains around the reality of this situation...

5000 men, huh, plus women & children.

I've never been to a church gathering men outnubered women, but for the sake of conversation let's say there were as many women as men - 5000

That makes the total so far as 10,000 adults.

Now there was no day care, Children's Friend, or anything like that back then. Of course there were lots of children with each woman, but for the sake of conversation, let's say each woman only has 2 kids with her - that's 10,000 kids (that's a staggering thought!)

So that makes the total number of people Jesus fed around 20,000!

How many people is that?

Have you ever seen a college or NBA basketball game, or a college or NHL hockey game?

Those arenas usually hold 18K to 20K.

THAT'S how many people we're talking about Jesus feeding from 5 loaves & 2 fish, with 12 baskets of leftovers.

Wrap your brain around that...