3rd Day – Month 6 – 9th
Tuesday September 2nd, 2025
The Gospel According to Marqus 8 (KJV-YS): Part 1
Introduction:
The eighth chapter of the Besorah of Marqus is the halfway point through the book and is considered a pivotal chapter in the gospel of Marqus. It’s location is still in the land of the lost tribes around the Sea of Galilee. The chapter contains many significant events that include Yahusha feeding the four thousand, another battle with the Pharisees, Kepha’s recognition and confession that Yahusha is the Mashiach, Yahusha’s first prediction of His own suffering, death, and resurrection on the cross and His stern warnings of the importance of a person’s soul. The chapter highlights themes of spiritual blindness, the true cost of following Yahusha and being His talmidiym. Yahusha calls His followers to deny themselves, take up their crosses to follow Him and to not be ashamed of Him or of His words or He will be ashamed of them in front of His Father Yahuah.
Marqus 8: 1–10 – Feeding the Four Thousand
Insights: The chapter starts off with a great multitude of people following Yahusha because they had seen the miracles He was doing such as Him healing the deaf man who couldn’t speak at the end of chapter seven. He most always charged the people to tell no one but they couldn’t help themselves, they would tell everyone they could! Now there was a large crowd of four thousand men plus women and children, probably around eight thousand people total, that had been following Yahusha for three days and He knew they were hungry, had compassion on them and He proceeds to miraculously feed this great multitude of people.
“1. In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Yahusha called His talmidiym unto Him, and saith unto them, 2. I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with Me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3. And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4. And his talmidiym answered Him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5. And He asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6. 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 talmidiym to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 7. And they had a few small fishes: and He blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8. So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 9. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and He sent them away. 10. And straightway He entered into a ship with His talmidiym , and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.”
Cross References Verses 1-10:
v1
Ya’aqov (James) 2:15-17 – “If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 25:41-42; 44-45 – “Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink: 44. Then shall they also answer Him, saying, Adonai, when saw we Thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto Thee? Then shall He answer them, saying, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me.”
v2
Tehilliym (Psalms) 145:15 –“The eyes of all wait upon Thee; and Thou givest them their meat in due season.”
Miykah (Micah) 7:19 –“He will turn again, He will have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”
Ivriym (Hebrews) 2:17 – “Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to Elohiym, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”
v-3
Shemoth (Exodus) 34:28 – “And he was there with Yahuah forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.”
Vayiqra (Leviticus) 16:29 –“And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:”
Tehilliym (Psalms) 145:9 –“Yahuah is good to all: and His tender mercies are over all His works.”
v4
Bemidbar (Numbers) 11:21-23 – “And Mosheh said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and Thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? And Yahuah said unto Mosheh, Is Yahuah’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether My Word shall come to pass unto thee or not.”
Tehilliym (Psalms) 78:19 –“Yea, they spake against Elohiym; they said, Can Elohiym furnish a table in the wilderness?”
v5
Yochanon (John) 21:17 – “He saith unto him the third time, Shim’on, son of Yonah, lovest thou Me? Kepha was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Adonai, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee. Yahusha saith unto him, Feed My sheep.”
v6
Devariym (Deuteronomy) 8:10 – “When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless Yahuah Elohaykem for the good land which He hath given thee.”
Luqas (Luke) 24:30 – “ And it came to pass, as He sat at meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.”
v7
1st Kepha (Peter) 5:2-3 – “Feed the flock of Elohiym which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being adoniy over Elohiym’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.”
v8
Tehilliym (Psalms) 107:8-9 – “Oh that men would praise Yahuah for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”
Tehilliym (Psalms) 145:16 – “Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.”
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 55:1 –“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
Chazon (Revelation) 7:16-17 – “They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and Elohiym shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
v9
Tehilliym (Psalms) 22:26 – “The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise Yahuah that seek Him: your heart shall live for ever.”
Tehilliym (Psalms) 63:5 – “My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 5:6 – “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
Yochanon (John) 6:35 – “And Yahusha said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.”
v10
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 9:1-2 –“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first He lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Yardan, in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. ”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 4:15 – “The land of Zevulun, and the land of Naphtaliy, by the way of the sea, beyond Yardan, Galilee of the other nations (gentiles).”
Reflections:
v1. Yahusha starts the chapter off with showing His talmidiym and us the way to be a servant to those in need.
v2. He knew the multitude was hungry because He Himself got hungry and He had compassion on them, feed them, and we are to do the same when we see anyone hungry or in need of daily provisions.
v3. The multitude had been with Yahusha three days, they were a long way in the wilderness and He didn’t want them to have to fast on their journey back home. It is possible that some, most or all of them had been fasting while they were with Him. Yahuah is good to and has compassion on all who follow Him, will provide for their needs, and sometimes we are the vessels of His provision for others.
v4. His talmidiym, even after seeing all the miracles so far, have no faith and ask Him where they are supposed to get enough food to feed the people.
v5. It is easy for us to say they should have had faith but this is a very real problem that many powerful persons of faith have had to overcome and that is to feed the people of Yahuah.
v6. Yahusha commands the people to sit and then He does as we should do, He gives thanks for the food but what is not recorded in the gospels is that He gave thanks after eating as well as before eating as commanded by the Torah.
v7. The few small fish they had,Yahusha blessed them and commanded they be distributed by the talmidiym. Yahusha is still commanding His talmidiym to feed His flock today.
v8. The goodness and provisions of Yahuah cannot be fathomed as He provides food for all of the creation, every day and there are leftovers. He charges us to be good stewards as best we can over the bountiful provisions He gives us.
v9. Four thousand men as well as the women and children were fed by Yahusha. Yahuah will always provide nourishment for His people and our souls will be satisfied if we seek after Him. He is the bread of life and we live off of Him because He is The Word that proceed our of Yahuah’s mouth and He will never send us away hungry.
v10. Yahusha continues His journeys through the land of the lost tribes around the Sea of Galilee bringing light to the children of Yashar’el that were walking in darkness.
**Gospel Cross References for Marqus 8 Verses 1-10: Matthew 15:32-39
Marqus 8: 11–21 – The Leaven of the Pharisees
Insights: As soon as Yahusha gets off the ship the Pharisees and Sadducees came questioning Him and seeking a sign from heaven tempting Him. This frustrated Yahusha causing Him to sigh deeply in His ruach and He questions them why do they need a sign from heaven? He tells them that they will not get a sign and leaves them by ship. The talmidiym forgot to bring any bread and Yahusha tell them to be careful of the leaven of the Pharisees and they do not understand what Yahusha is talking about. He then questions them why they don’t understand, He explains everything to them and asks them again why they don’t understand?
“11. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him. 12. And He sighed deeply in His ruach (spirit), and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? truly I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13. And He left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 14. Now the talmidiym had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15. And He charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17. And when Yahusha knew it, He saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18. Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19. When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto Him, Twelve. 20. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21. And He said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?”
Cross References Verses 11-21:
v11
Shemoth (Exodus) 17:7 – “And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Yashar’el, and because they tempted Yahuah, saying, Is Yahuah among us, or not? ”
Devariym (Deuteronomy) 6:16-17 – “Ye shall not tempt Yahuah Elohaykem, as ye tempted Him in Massah. Ye shall diligently guard the commandments of Yahuah Elohaykem, and His testimonies, and His statutes, which He hath commanded thee.”
1st Qorintiym (Corinthians) 10:9 –“Neither let us tempt Mashiach, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”
v12
Shemoth (Exodus) 16:2 – “And the whole assembly of the children of Yashar’el murmured against Mosheh and Aharon in the wilderness:”
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 53:1 –“Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of Yahuah revealed?”
Yochanon (John) 12:37-38 – “But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on Him: That the saying of Yesha’yahu the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Yahuah, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of Yahuah been revealed?”
v13
Tehilliym (Psalms) 81:12 – “So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.”
Husha (Hosea) 9:12 – “Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!”
Romaiym (Romans) 1:24-25 – “Wherefore Elohiym also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:Who changed the truth of Elohiym into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, Who is blessed for ever. Amen.”
v14
Amos (Amos) 8:11-12 –“Behold, the days come, saith Yahuah Elohiym, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Yahuah And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Yahuah, and shall not find it.”
v15
Vayiqra (Leviticus) 2:11 – “No oblation, which ye shall bring unto Yahuah, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of Yahuah made by fire.”
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 5:30-31 – “A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and My people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof”
1st Qorintiym (Corinthians) 5:6-8 –“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that ga little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Mashiach our passover is sacrificed for us:Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
v16
Amos (Amos) 8:11-12 –“Behold, the days come, saith Yahuah Elohiym, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Yahuah And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Yahuah, and shall not find it.”
Yochanon (John) 6:35 & 51 – “35. And Yahusha said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst… 51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
v17
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 63:17 –“O Yahuah, why hast Thou made us to err from Thy ways, and hardened our heart from Thy fear? Return for Thy servants’ sake, the tribes of Thine inheritance.”
Ivriym (Hebrews) 4:12-13 – “For the Word of Elohiym is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”
Chazon (Revelation) 2:23 – “And I will kill her children with death; and all the caled-out assemblies shall know that I am He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.”
v18
Devariym (Deuteronomy) 29:4 – “Yet Yahuah hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.”
Yechezq’el (Ezekiel) 12:2 – “Son of A’dam, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.”
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 44:18 –“They have not known nor understood: for He hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.”
Marqus (Mark) 4:13 – “And He said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?”
Romaiym (Romans) 11:8 – “(According as it is written, Elohiym hath given them the ruach of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.”
v19
Shemoth (Exodus) 16:16 – “This is the thing which Yahuah commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.”
Tehilliym (Psalms) 36:8-9 – “They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures. For with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light.”
v20
Shemoth (Exodus) 16:2 – “And the whole assembly of the children of Yashar’el murmured against Mosheh and Aharon in the wilderness:”
Devariym (Deuteronomy) 29:4 – “And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Yahuah doth man live.”
v21
Devariym (Deuteronomy) 4:6 – “Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
Mishlei (Proverbs) 2:2-6 – “So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of Yahuah, and find the knowledge of Elohiym. For Yahuah giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.”
Tehilliym (Psalms) 19:7 – “The Torah of Yahuah is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of Yahuah is sure, making wise the simple.”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:24 – “For there shall arise false mashiachiym (christs), and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
1st Yochanon (John) 5:20 – “And we know that the Son of Elohiym is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Yahusha Ha’Mashiach. This is the true Elohiym, and eternal life.”
Qolasiym (Colossians) 2:2 – “That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of Elohiym, and of the Father, and of Mashiach;”
Chazon (Revelation) 2:23 – “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.”
Reflections:
v11. The Pharisees come to tempt Yahusha to try to get Him to break Torah by asking for a sign from heaven and directly break Torah by tempting Him because He is Elohiym in the flesh.
v12. Even after seeing and hearing of all the miracles, the Pharisees still slandered Yahusha and didn’t believe Him which fulfilled prophesies of the people wanting a sign because their unbelief. v.13 Yahusha then leaves them to the wickedness of their hearts and departs from them to go to the ones who wanted help.
v14. Who know why the talmidiym forgot bread? It could have been because they had faith that Yahusha could feed them with nothing! This is highly unlikely due to the following verses dialogue but it was hopeful thinking. The talmidiym of today are the same way, we have access to all the bread we need, but we choose the bread of the world full of leaven instead of researching and studying the Word of Elohiym!
v15. The leaven of the Pharisees is still being disseminated through the called-out assemblies today and Yahusha is still warning His talmidiym of this leaven. We are to be a new lump in Mashiach Yahusha as He is our Pesach and we are the oblation to be offered without leaven.
v16. The talmidiym didn’t understand what Yahusha was talking about, thinking He was talking about them forgetting the bread but He was calling them out reminding them that He had just given them a powerful miracle/sign and yet the didn’t understand this simple statement of the leaven. Here they are worried about the physical when they had the bread of life with them and He was trying to help them understand the mysterious of Elohiym and they were caught up on a simple loaf of bread!
v17. We often get caught up in the day to day needs of the physical and forget that we a spiritual beings who get hard hearts because of this.
v18. Sometimes the hardest things to see and hear are those that are right in front of us screaming at us everyday. It is a battle that we must pray for victory over each day because the enemy has so many distractions for our eyes and ears.
v19. Yahusha reminds His talmidiym about the leftovers they had taken up after He fed the five thousand men and also of the hardness of their heart because of the miracles surrounding it. Yahuah, just as Yahusha did here, will always provide enough for His people.
v20. Continuing to remind them, Yahusha ask them about the miracle they had just witnessed of the leftovers from the feeding of the four thousand, and they answer in humility, just as we should when Yahuah reveals things to us.
v21. After reminding the talmidiym, Yahusha asks them why they still don’t understand what He is saying? Once again, it’s easy for us to look at the talmidiym and wonder in amazement, why they didn’t understand? We must remember that they were doing the correct thing, they were asking and seeking the understanding, it just wasn’t for them to understand it yet. Our persistent quest for understanding is what it takes for the things of Yahuah to be revealed to us.
Conclusion of Part 1 of the Gospel According to Marqus Chapter 8:1-21
Part 1 of the eighth chapter of the gospel of Marqus shows Mashiach Yahusha’s compassion for the multitude once again by feeding them after they have been following Him for three days. His talmidiym continue to get a better understanding of Him and His ministry as they watch and study His interactions with everyone that He encounters.
The Pharisees continue to be jealous and fearful of Yahusha because they, along with His talmidiym, don’t understand everything Yahusha is doing and He continues to show them all just how little they know about Father Yahuah and His ways.
Yahusha continues to rebuke His talmidiym for their thinking in worldly ways and not understanding the truth that He is plainly showing them. We can all learn valuable lessons from part one of the eighth chapter.