1. Why was John the Baptist beheaded (see vv. 14-29)?

1. He called out Herod for taking his brother's wife, Herodias.
2. Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him.
3. Herod followed through with a foolish promise to Herodias's daughter.
4. All of the above.

2. After the disciples demonstrated such a lack of faith in God's ability to provide, what might be the significance of the amount of leftovers they picked up after the miraculous feeding of the five thousand (see vv. 30-44)?