Lesson 9 - The King’s Patience and Care

Matthew 14:1 — 15:39. The Kingdom education of the disciples continues in the next two chapters of Matthew. They watch their Master grieve the death of the beloved John the Baptist, miraculously feed thousands and then rescue them in a storm. They hear Him denounce the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and yet honor the faith of a persistent Canaanite woman. Whether they realized it or not, every word, every experience was preparing them for the mission that lay ahead — a mission whose challenges were just beginning.