The miracle at Cana was just the beginning. For over three years Jesus worked many miracles, showing powers that even Moses had not shown. Here are a few examples: Jesus and His disciples were caught by a storm at sea. The boat seemed to be ready to sink. The disciples woke Jesus, crying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?” (Matthew 8:26-27).
As the fame of Jesus grew, so did the crowds. They followed Jesus even to the lonely mountains east of Lake Galilee. Jesus told His disciples to find food for the crowds (Mark 6:38). Andrew came back and said,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted (John 6:9-11).
Armies use many supplies, many cooks, and much money to feed such large numbers. Jesus used just a handful of food to make a boy’s lunch enough for well over 5000 people to have “as much as they wanted.” (Matthew 14:21-20).
Honest eyewitnesses could not mistake such reports. Some ask, “Could Jesus’ followers have made up a false story?” Thousands who were there could have proved them liars. The whole Jewish nation would have laughed at such wild stories. The nation did not laugh. It took the reports so seriously that it divided them (John 7:12,43; 9:16). Many recognized the miracles as signs from God. Others saw the miracles as a danger to their own positions of power. When Jesus raised the dead, they took the miracles seriously enough to seek the death of Jesus (John 11).