10: And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11: And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12: And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. 13: But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. 14: For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 15: And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16: Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17: And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

10: And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

Bethsaida - # 966 – Fishing House
Privately - # 2596 – Opposition, distribution, Intensity
# 2398 – Private, Separate
Jesus takes the Church (The House of Fishing) into the wilderness to avoid opposition

11: And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

When the people knew that Jesus was with his Church in the wilderness, they went into the wilderness to be with Him and he healed those that needed physical or spiritual healing and they listened to what the kingdom of heaven would be like.

12: And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

The people have been receiving spiritual food but the Church realizes that the people also need physical food and so they appeal to Jesus to do something about the situation.

13: But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

Jesus tells the Church to feed the people physically, but the Church does not see how they can do it. The Church is also told to feed the people spiritually, but they don’t see how they can do that either!

14: For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 15: And they did so, and made them all sit down.

Jesus instructs His Church to organize the people into “little companies” and they do it.

16: Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Just as Jesus blessed the physical food and gave it to the disciples to set it before the multitude, so Jesus will bless the spiritual food (the Word) that he gives to His Church to give to the multitude of people who are spiritually hungry for Truth!

17: And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

The spiritual food or message of truth that the Lord gives His Church to give to the multitude will spiritually fill them or satisfy them and yet there will be still more spiritual food to eat.
Note: This Acted Parable or story is very similar to the story of John the Baptist. The people went into the wilderness to hear John the Baptist preach. John had the Elijah message and so does the Church of the last days.