Matthew 14:20– “And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.”
I have some pretty significant memories of baskets over the years: brightly-colored Easter baskets, a woven bicycle basket with a metal “bell,” the pauper’s basket on a small table at the church door.
We recently moved Mom and Dad into an assisted living facility. As we readied their longtime house for sale, we came across a basket that I had made at vacation Bible School as a young child. (photo above)
Just seeing it brought back fond memories of those long-ago days of learning Bible stories at church.
You might be surprised at how many of them involved baskets:
Moses hidden inside a specially-prepared basket in the river by his mother and then found and protected by Pharaoh’s daughter.
Saul, let down next to a wall in a basket by the disciples and saved from a throng seeking to kill him.
The basket of consecrations, the interpretation by Joseph of the chief baker’s dream, the basket of unleavened bread…
And among these is the familiar story of a small boy who shared his lunch of bread and fish, providing enough for a crowd of 5,000—with 12 baskets of food left over!
Baskets offering protection.
Baskets used to transport.
Baskets with which to gather and store.
This is the time of year when we are asked to fill baskets with food and clothing for those less fortunate. And when we do, may God bless them, as he did the boy’s lunch, and multiply our simple gifts to bless others—to overflowing!
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Beautifully worded, Brenda! Great description of how baskets were used in Biblical times, as well as now (and particularly relevant in this season of giving)!
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