While listening to Matthew 16 and then Mark 8 as part of the 155-day challenge I was struck by this teaching and Exodus came to mind. Earlier this year I went to a Jewish Passover Sader and heard the life of Moses taught during that meal. I've had the opportunity to study the life of Moses twice and the Gospel of Matthew twice in BSF, not only study but also to teach in the school program there. At the Sader, I learned something new. When the Israelites were commanded to eat everything that night and leave without leftovers. My Jewish friends taught that every batch of dough was started from the previous so that you could be eating bread that was passed down from your great-great grand mother. She said God commanded to burn the left overs so that they wouldn't be taking the pagan ways of Egypt into the promised land which God was giving them.
Jesus continues to questions them in Mark 8:18 b, "And don’t you remember?"
Then Jesus warned about the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod (Matthew 16:6, Mark 8:15), Luke 12:1 summarizes that the yeast is hypocrisy, Matthew 16:12 shows the disciples understood Jesus to be saying "Beware of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees". All of this in the context of Pharisees trying to discredit Jesus and Jesus telling them "A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. (Matt 16:4)", which points to God's plan for the Messiah (Matt 16:13-20) and his death and resurrection (Matt 16:21-28). Mark places this closer to Miracle of feeding 4,000 and Jesus reminds them about the feeding of the 5,000 (which is 1 or only two miracles in all 4 Gospels). In Mark 8:17-18, Jesus asks, "Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear?"(12:1-11) Lord said 10th day of this month, lamb (1 year old, male, no defects) per household, care for it 4 days, slaughter at twilight, blood on door frame eating, roast all over fire (bitter herbs, unleavened bread), eat fast, burn leftovers(12-16) Lord – strikes every firstborn of people and animal to judge gods of Egypt but will Passover houses with blood on door, commemorate, generations, lasting ordinance(17-20) Lord – Celebrate Festival of Unleavened Bread 14th to 21st, out of Egypt(21-30) Moses, elders – gives instructions, they obey (26-27) children ask, tell them, LORD strikes, every house mourns - Exodus 12 outline
Jesus continues to questions them in Mark 8:18 b, "And don’t you remember?"
- 5 loaves, 5,000 how many baskets left over: 12
- 7 loaves, 4,000 how many baskets left over: 7
- Jesus leaves it with "Do you still not understand?" Mark 8:21
