NOTES for Mar 8:1-10
The multiplication of the loaves is one of Jesus' most striking miracles, because several thousand people witnessed it at the same time. Reading these lines closely, it is easy to imagine some illusionist or magician showing his supernatural abilities before a huge crowd of grateful spectators. But the motives that moved Christ were completely different. The only reason He performed this greatest miracle was compassion for people who were hungry and could grow weak on the way. The Lord had pity on them and proposed feeding them with the little His disciples had, even though that was complete madness. "And they ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets of leftover pieces."
There is an opinion that, seeing how the Savior was distributing what had been His own food, people began taking out the supplies they had and sharing them with those who had nothing at all. This may be the Savior's miracle itself: He succeeded in opening the eyes of thousands of people and showing them the needs of their neighbors.