John Chapter 6 (Expounded)

John Chapter Six

1) After these things... after refuting the rationale and logic of accusers who wanted to kill Him for their perceptions of what violating the Sabbath are; and making it known that He acted not of His own free will, but that what He is doing in emulating His Father, Yahweh, are really actions of obedience to His Father, who had sent Him and who has taught Him what He must do and why ... it is not known how much time had passed from then until this next set of events... Yahshua went across the sea of Galilee, then known as the sea of Tiberias... named so by Herod, the tetrarch of Galilee, in honor of Tiberias Caesar...

2) And a huge crowd accompanied and followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles which He did on those that had been sick and feeble until He had caused them to be healed.

3) And Yahshua went up on a hill and sat there with His disciples.

4) And the time of Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

5) When Yahushua looked and saw the huge multitude coming to Him, He said to Philip: Where will we buy food so that all of these people can eat?

6) And Yahushua said this to test him: Because He Himself knew what He would do.

7) Philip answered Him: Two Hundred pennyworth... a denarion... a days wage worth... of bread is not enough for all of them to have only a small amount.

***a denarion - denarius = "containing ten" The denarius was a Roman silver coin in NT time. It took its name from being considered equal to the worth of ten "asses", a number that increased to 16 after 217 B.C. ... the denarius was equivalent at that time to about 3.898 grams or .1375 oz. of silver. It was the principal silver coin of the Roman empire. From the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, it would seem that a denarius was then the ordinary pay for a day's wages. Mt. 20:2-13...

8) One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him:

9) There is a small boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two small fish: But what are they among so many?

10) And Yahushua said make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down. About five thousand in number.

11) And Yahushua took the loaves; and when He had given thanks, He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them out to those sitting down on the grass; and in the same manner was the fish given out.

12) When they all were full, He said to His disciples: Gather up the scraps that are left so that nothing is wasted.

13) Consequently the scraps were gathered up, and twelve baskets were filled with the scraps of the five barley loaves which remained after all had eaten their fill.

14) Then those men who had just been fed, when they perceived the miracle that had been done by Yahushua, they spoke amongst themselves and said: Truly this is that prophet which we have been told about who is to come to the world... the messiah foretold of was also to be a teacher of all things...

15) For this reason, when Yahushua perceived that they would come and take him by force and compel Him to be their leader, He left them and went to another hill by himself, alone.

16) And when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

17) And entered into a boat, and went out on the water toward Capernaum. It was dark by this time, and Yahushua had not come back to them;

18) And the water got very rough because of a strong wind that started to blow.

19) So, when they had rowed about twenty five or thirty furlongs... furlong = 600 feet, so about 2.8 - 3.4 miles..., they saw Yahushua walking on the sea and getting closer to the boat, and they were afraid.

20) But He said to them: , It's me. Don't be afraid.

21) Then they willingly took Him into the boat; and immediately the boat was at the place that they were headed for when they started rowing... Capernaum

22) The following day, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except for the one into which the disciples had gone in, and that Yahushua had not gone with them, but that his disciples had gone on alone.

23) (Although there were other boats that had come from Tiberias near to the place where they had eaten of the bread that Yahushua had given for)

24) Consequently, when the people saw that Yahushua was not there, nor His disciples, they also took boats and came to Capernaum, looking for Yahushua.

25) And when they had found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him: Master... Sir... when did you come here?

26) Yahushua answered them and said: I speak the truth when I tell you that you do not look for me because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

27) Do not work for the food which is destroyed... which perishes..., but work for that food which continues to exist within you toward the abundant fullness of life which has always been and will always exist, which the Son of Man will give to you: Because He is the One that Yahweh the Father has set His seal upon... that He has authenticated...

28) Then they said to Him: What should we do so that we can work the business of Yahweh?

29) Yahshua answered and said to them: This is the business of Yahweh, that you... each of you... individually and collectively... believe... place your trust and confidence for your lives and eternal existences... on the One whom He has sent.

30) Then, because of what He had just told them, they said to Him: If it is true that Yahweh has sent you, then, what sign do you show to us that sets you apart from everyone else and proves your claim so that we can see and believe you? What kind of work do you do?... What business are you engaged in, what do you produce?...

31) We know the sign that He gave to our forefathers in regard to Moses, because our forefathers ate manna in the desert. Just as it has been written of in the scriptures that tell us: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Exodus 16:4 ⁴ Then said Yahweh to Moses: Look! I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, so that I may test them and see whether they will walk in my law or not.

Nehemiah 9:7-15 ⁷ You, Yahweh, the Elohim who did choose Abram, and who brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham; ⁸ And who found his heart was faithful before you, and who made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give to his descendants, and who has performed your words. For you art righteous; ⁹ And you did see the affliction of our forefathers in Egypt, and you heard their cry by the Red sea; ¹⁰ And you showed signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land. For you knew that they dealt arrogantly against them. In this manner did you get a name... a reputation... for yourself, which is just the same this day. ¹¹ And you did divide the sea in front of them so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and you threw their persecutors into the depths like a stone thrown into the mighty waters. ¹² More than this, you led them during the day by the means of a cloudy pillar; and in the night, you led them with a pillar of fire to give them light in the way in which they should go. ¹³ You came down also upon mount Sinai; and spoke with them from heaven; and gave them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments; ¹⁴ And you made your holy sabbath known; and commanded them precepts, statutes, and laws, thgrough the hand of Moses, your servant; ¹⁵ And you gave them bread from heaven for their hunger; and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst; and promised them that they would go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.

32) Then Yahushua said to them: I speak the truth when I tell you that Moses did not give you that bread from heaven; but instead, it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

33) Because the bread of Yahweh is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

34) Then they said to Him: Master, always give us this bread.

35) And Yahushua said to them: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never hunger; and he who believes me... the one who places his confidence and trust for life and eternity in me... will never thirst.

36) But I say this to you because you also have seen me and do not believe.

37) All who the Father gives to me will come to me; and he/she who comes to me I will certainly not drive out.... I will not, for any selfish, personal reason, chase any of them away with hostility...

38) For I came down from heaven..., *** What a stunning declaration!!! Consider... the meaning of what Yahushua has said:

I was outside of the order of things that you know of in this Creation; and I was in the place where Yahweh dwells. The place in which the concepts of time and life have much different meanings. I came from that place... that order of existence... to this order of things. Which is finite. For this is an order where time, which is able to be measured, constricts all things. All things within this order have an end; and life the type of life that is within this order will end as well...; and I came, because I was sent. Not to do my own will, but to do the will of The One who sent me;

39) And this is the will... this is the intent...this is the purpose... of the Father who has sent me. His purpose and intention is that I would lose none of all of those that He has given to me... while I am here...; but He intends instead that I would raise them up again... that I would cause them to rise again from the condition of being dead; and cause them to be able to know life that is the norm within the Order that I was sent from by my Father... at the last day.

40) And this also is the will... the intent... the purpose... of the One who sent me: His purpose and intent is that every one who sees... who understands... who comprehends... who perceives the force and effect of... the Son... whom He has sent..., and believes Him, may have... can possess within themselves the capacity for... life... the fullness of life that is true... that is real... and everlasting... eternal... perpetual... without beginning or end... just as it is within Yahwehs' Order from which I was sent...; and I will raise them up at the last day.

41) Then the Jews murmured at Him because He had said: I am the bread which came down from heaven.

*** They seem to have completely missed what He spoke of concerning the resurrection, for no arguing or muttereing is about THAT!...***

42) And they said: Is not this Yahushua, the son of Yoseph, whose father and mother we know? How can it be possible for him to say: I came down from heaven?

43) Yahushua, for this reason, said to them: Do not murmur among yourselves.

44) No man can come to me unless the Father, who has sent me, draw him to me; and I will raise him up at the last day.

45) It is written in the prophets: And they shall be all taught Yahweh. Accordingly, every one who has heard... who has diligently considered what has been said..., and has learned of... and has become informed about... and has had his/her knowledge increased regarding... the Father, comes to me.

*** Yahushua is quoting from: Isaiah 54:1-13

...Yahushua understood that this was a prophecy to the lost sheep of the House of Israel... All of the tribes of Israel..; and He knew that He was the instrument through which this promise would be caused to happen; and this prophecy is still being fulfilled!!!

Sing... 7442 ranan {raw-nan'} - give out a ringing cry of distress..., O barren... 6135 'aqar {aw-kawr'} - sterile woman... Level 2 understanding - You who are cursed... deserted... by Yahweh; and cannot properly teach Yahweh to children because of your blindness to the Truth of Who and What He IS... Even though you did not labor in childbirth. Break forth into singing... 7440 rinnah {rin-naw'} - a ringing cry of entreaty or of supplication..., and cry aloud... 6670 tsahal {tsaw-hal'} - Cry out in distress; and in a shrill voice... Even though you did not travail with child. For more are the children of the desolate... Do this because there are more children that have been born of the deserted... the barren... woman who is awestruck with horror and dismay because of being unable to give birth... than there are children that have been born of the married wife, says Yahweh.

2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them... let all of these children... stretch out the curtains of your habitations. Spare not. Lengthen your tent cords; and strengthen your tent stakes.

3 For you will break out... 6555 parats {paw-rats'} - burst out from the womb... on the right hand and on the left; and your seed... 3372 yare' {yaw-ray'} - your offspring... the offspring of the sterile woman who is unable to give birth... shall inherit... 3423 yarash {yaw-rash'} - will take possession of... the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities... the cities that have become deserted by reason of not being inhabited by Israel due to all Israel having become overthrown by those who have conquered them?... to be inhabited.

4 Fear not; for you will not be ashamed. Neither be humiliated; for you will not be put to shame. For you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will not remember the reproach of your widowhood any more.

5 For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of hosts is his name; and your Redeemer is the Holy One... 6918 qadowsh {kaw-doshe'} - the Set Apart One... the Sacred One... the Most Holy One... of Israel; The Elohim... the Ruler and Judge... of the whole earth shall He be called.

6 For Yahweh has called you like a woman who has been forsaken and who is grieved... 6087 'atsab {aw-tsab'} - Like a woman who is hurting... who is feeling pain... in her spirit... within the seat of her emotions... , and like a wife of youth... and like a young wife..., when you were refused... 3988 ma'ac {maw-as'} - when you had been rejected..., says your Elohim.

7 For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.

8 In a little wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, says Yahweh, your Redeemer.

9 For this is like the waters of Noah unto me. For I have sworn that the waters of Noah would no more go over the earth; in the same manner have I sworn that I would not be wroth... 7107 qatsaph [kaw-tsaf'} - that I would not be displeased... with you, nor rebuke you.

10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills will be removed; but my kindness will not depart from you, neither will the covenant of my peace be removed, says Yahweh, who has mercy on you.
11 O you afflicted ones, who are stormy within yourselves and not comforted, behold, I will lay glistening sparkles within your common stones with which you build things, and begin your foundations with sapphires.

12 And I will make your sunrises of the sparkling fire like that found within precious stones, and your entry gates of hewn stones, and all of your territorial boundaries out of stones of delight.

13 And all your children shall be taught Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.

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46) They do not come to me because any one of them has seen the Father with their own eyes. For no one has seen the Father with their own eyes except He who is from Yahweh. He who has been sent by Yahweh, from where Yahweh is, has seen the Father.

47) I speak truth to you when I say that he/she that places confidence in me has everlasting life.

48) I am THAT bread of life.

49) Your forefathers DID eat manna in the wilderness and are dead.

50) THIS is the bread which comes down from heaven that a man may eat of and not die.

51) I am the living bread which came down from heaven: If any man eat of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world... the order of things that does not recognize its Creator...

52) The Jews, for this reason, strove amongst themselves, saying: How can this man give us flesh to eat?

53) Then Yahushua said to them: Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, you have no life... no Illumination, no life force from Yahweh... within you.

54) Whoever it is that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood..., whoever it is that becomes intimately a part of me; and makes me to become an intimate part of themself... has true life without beginning or end; and I will raise him up at the last day.

1 Corinthians 11:23-25 ²³ For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Master Yahushua, the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: ²⁴ And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said:Take this and eat it: this is... this is representative of... this is metaphorically... figuratively... my body, which is broken for you: do this... eat this bread... in remembrance of me.. and cause yourselves to remember Who and What I am, and What and Why I have done what I have done... ²⁵ After the same manner... in the same way... also he took the cup, when he had eaten, by saying: This cup is the new testament... 1242 diatheke {dee-ath-ayt'-kay} - the last disposition, that I make before my death, of all of my possessions... all of those that my Father has given to me... the new arrangement that I have set in order... that I have established... in... with... my blood... with the shedding of my lifeblood... You do this... you reaffirm this testament... as often as you drink in this manner for this purpose... as often as you affirm this new arrangement that I have made; and take it to yourselves as part of yourselves; and refresh and strengthen yourselves in this manner, you do this... in remembrance of me.

55) Because my flesh is truly food, and my blood is truly drink.

56) He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood... he/she who makes Who and What I truly am to be an integral, intimate part of themselves..., continues to be present in me, and I in him.

57) As the Living Father has sent Me, and I live because of the Father; so it is that he that eats me, even he will live because of me.

58) THIS is that bread which came down from heaven: not like the manna which your forefathers did eat; and are now dead: He who eats of THIS bread shall live forever.

59) These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum... 4864 sunagoge {soon-ag-o-gay'} - Greek terminology indicating the gathering... the assembling together of men... in this case for the purpose of listening to the reading and exposition of the scriptures, and for the offering of prayers... the term was transferred to indicate the buildings that were specifically designated for such religious practices to take place in... gathering places such as these are dated as originating in history from the Babylonian exile...

60) For this reason many of His disciples, when they had heard, said: This is a hard saying; Who can hear it?... This is a harsh, stern, hard teaching. Who is able to understand, or comprehend it?...

61) When Yahshua knew in Himself that His disciples murmured at it, He said to them: Does this offend you?... Does this teaching that I have given you cause you to stumble?...

62) And what if you should see the Son of man ascend up to where He was before?

63) It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has no profit... the fleshly body is useless in the place where Yahweh dwells; and in His Order of life and timelessness...; the words that I speak to you, are spirit and are life.

64) But there are some of you that do not believe. Because Yahushua knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe, and who would betray Him.

65) And He said: For this reason I said to you that no man can come to me unless it was given to him from my Father.

66) From then on many of His disciples went back and accompanied Him no longer.

67) Than said Yahushua to the twelve: Will you also leave?

68) Then Simon Peter answered Him: Master, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

69) And we believe and are sure that you are that Anointed One, the Son of the Living El.

70 Yahushua answered them: Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a slanderer, a false accuser?

**1228 diabolos {dee-ab'-ol-os}

Meaning: prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely; a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer; metaphorically applied to a man, who by opposing the cause of Yahweh, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him.

71) He spoke of Yahudah... which means: "he shall be praised" Iscariotes - "men of kerioth"... who was of Simon: Because it was he who would betray Him... betray Yahushua..., being one of the twelve.