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Why Does John Mention Passover Before Feeding the 5,000? (John 6:1-15) | Daily Devotional & Bible Study
Today we mark the timing words in John 6:1-15 with purple, and one small verse about the Passover changes how we read the whole story. We talk about why the Passover points back to the exodus and the manna in the wilderness, and why the crowd called Jesus the Prophet. It is a good reminder that slowing down helps you see what you would otherwise skim past.
"Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near." (John 6:4)
Questions this episode answers
Why does John mention the Passover in John 6?
Passover remembers the night God rescued Israel from Egypt, and after that rescue He fed them bread…
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