A Question:

During the last elections, my sis and I went to watch the opposition rally, because it was right next to my flat and we were curious how come so many people came all the way just to do this. There was actually traffic jam in Hougang just because of that rally.

I estimated the crowd, according the different service places we had, to be at least ten thousand. I was surprised. You mean so many people would come and stand around on the grass with the mosquitos having a feast, just to hear this man talk?

In the end, I thought he was pretty good (content-wise), but even with all the mega-microphones they were using, it was still quite muffled (accoustics-wise) with lots of echos because of the huge ground it was supposed to cover.

At last, I come to the question: I remember reading in the bible that thousands of people gathered on the hillsides the hear Jesus speak, and there were no mega or microphones of any sort in those days. So how did they manage to hear Him?

I have trouble enough shouting myself hoarse to be heard to a 30-40 audience, so how did He manage the thousands, and not just Jesus, for that matter, but all the public speakers of ancient times, what did they do?

This isn't any spiritual question, and is just asked for curiosity's sake, but any one out there who knows? I like to imagine it when I read, see. :>

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Just for laughs:
However, my imagination is really inaccurate. When I read about the part when Jesus reinstates Peter, because it's supposed to be by the sea, somehow I can't keep the picture of coconut trees out of my head...