Mark 8 - The feeding of the five thousand is similar to Elisha feeding 100 men with not enough food.

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Mark 8:5
And He was asking them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven."
They sound doubtful by asking how they can satisfy everyone out here in the middle of nowhere. But notice how they were ready with an answer when Yeshua asked how much bread they had available.
Mark 8:6
And He directed the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the multitude.
This was later in the year. They sat down on the ground instead of the green grass. This incident and the feeding of the five thousand is similar to Elisha feeding one hundred men with not enough food.
2 Kings 4:42-44
Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat.” 43And his attendant said, “What, shall I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat, for thus says the LORD, ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’” 44So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

Mark 8:7
They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them,
He ordered these to be served as well.
Mark 8:8
And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.
This was another miracle of creation that only comes from Elohim Himself. With the feeding of the five thousand there were twelve baskets gathered up after they were done eating. The number twelve is always representative of Israel in Scripture. This designated to the people that yeshua would gather up the nation of Israel. The number seven stands for completeness. Yeshua is telling the people that when He gathers them, it will be complete. Not one will be left behind.

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