Jesus, mourning the death of John the Baptist, departs to the wilderness to pray. The multitudes follow Him; so He takes the time to teach them, but because they're in the wilderness, they find themselves hungry without anything to take for sustenance. It is here where Jesus is found in the same position as God over Israel wandering in their wilderness. Like the God of the Old Testament, Jesus miraculously provides them food (Mark 6:30-44).