Day 19: Matthew 14

John goes the way of Jesus before Him and Jesus reveals himself as God Himself

John goes the way of suffering as he is beheaded by the authorities- hinting at what is to come. Jesus hears of this leaves to a solitary place/wilderness, but the crowd follows Him. Jesus feeds the crowd in the wilderness with miraculous bread (what God did in Exodus). With 12 basketfuls left perhaps an allusion back to the 12 tribes, perhaps just a lot of bread! Jesus then walks on water telling them not to fear "it is I" or literally "I AM" God's name given to Moses in Exodus. The recognition seems immediate as they worship Him as the Son of God (though again what have they really understood). The correct response is faith, but Jesus has just told them they don't have faith illustrated by the Peter incident. The chapter finishes with Jesus and the crowd again, but again only bringing their ill.