Summary: The gospel is for all people. Jesus uses these two miracles to bring that point home for his disciples. In Mark 6 Jesus teaches his disciples about compassion and practical responses to need. He then repeats the miracle for an unlovable people in a throw-away region for whom most Jews thought God had no compassion/concern/love. The lesson becomes a challenge to the disciples and to us regarding compassion for the unlovables of our world.
