“And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.”
He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so — the fourfold action (took, gave thanks, broke, gave) repeats the Eucharistic language of the first feeding and anticipates the Last Supper. The disciples are again the mediators — Jesus breaks and gives to the disciples, who distribute to the crowd. The disciples participate in the abundance that Jesus creates, serving as the hands through which the kingdom's provision reaches the people.
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