“He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.”
How many loaves do you have? he asked. Go and see. When they found out, they said, five — and two fish — the inventory is taken at Jesus' request: go and find out what is actually available. The disciples expected none; they find five loaves and two fish — a meal for one person, perhaps two. The inventory of available resources (minimal) against the size of the need (enormous) is the standard setting for miraculous provision in Scripture: the widow's jar of oil (2 Kings 4), Elisha's twenty loaves for a hundred men (2 Kings 4:42–44), the manna in the wilderness. God's provision characteristically begins with what is already in hand.
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