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Matthew 14 (KJV) Read Aloud | Daily Bible Reading
@sovereignlogos·September 30, 2026
In Matthew 14, several significant events unfold. Herod the tetrarch hears of Jesus's fame and believes John the Baptist has risen from the dead. This chapter recounts how Herod, having previously arrested John for rebuking his marriage to Herodias, reluctantly orders John's beheading to fulfill a rash promise made during Herodias's daughter's dance. Following John's death, his disciples take his body and inform Jesus. Moved by the news, Jesus seeks solitude but is followed by a multitude. Despite being in a desert place, he is 'moved with compassion toward them' and heals their sick. As evening approaches, the disciples urge Jesus to send the crowd away for food. Instead, Jesus performs the miracle of feeding five thousand men, plus women and children, with only 'five loaves, and two fishes.' He blesses and breaks the loaves, distributing them through his disciples to the crowd, illustrating divine provision. This chapter highlights themes of prophetic martyrdom, divine compassion, and miraculous provision.
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