‘So when they disembarked on the land they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.'

Fish being heated on a brazier was a welcome sight after a cold night. The ‘fish and bread' must have reminded them of the day when Jesus fed the five thousand on fish and bread, and of His words about the bread of life, together with His warnings about approaching death which would result in life (John 6). Here was a reminder of covenant renewal.

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