When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, "This is truly the prophet who comes into the world."
II. The human method of meeting the difficulty.  A. The first human proposal was made by Christ to try the apostles.  Whence should they buy bread was his question.  Whence indeed, if not from God?  Whence cometh all things?  B. The next proposal was: "Send the multitude away" (Mark 14:15). That is the usual human proposal for solving difficulties.  Send it away! Thus America solved the Indian problem, the slave problem, and the Mormon problem; and now the Mormons are sending missionaries to us!  C. The next approach was to count the pennies and declare the project impossible (John 6:7).  Where is the money coming from? was a cry that rang harshly enough on the ears of five thousand hungry men on the slopes of Butaiha, and time has not mellowed the cry.  As Spurgeon said: