(G1684) , . He chose to go by water. He might truly be a man, but He is also clearly the Son of Man (see Matt. Matthew 8:23 Context. The fearfulness of Christs disciples in a storm, and their unbelief, the cause of it, are very displeasing to the Lord Jesus, for they reflect dishonour upon him, and create disturbance to themselves. Christian ideas and practices Christ could have prevented this storm, and have ordered them a pleasant passage, but that would not have been so much for his glory and the confirmation of their faith as their deliverance was: this storm was for their sakes, as Joh 11:4. For He is not only their teacher: He Just from a simple reading of the few verses we would rightly conclude that the account demonstrates Jesus authority over the elements of nature, and, the disciples weak faith for being afraid. What they are being saved from is physical death, by drowning. This bark is the Catholic Church. Matthew 8:23-27 Mark 4:35-41 Luke 8:22-25. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith . 25 They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. [2.] they sailed was probably a small open boat with sails, such as was It was in the evening (4:35); Jesus said, Let us pass over to the other side (4:35); there were other boats that went along side (4:36); Jesus was in the stern sleeping on a cushion (4:38); when Jesus rebuked the storm He said, Peace! Throughout these episodes we see Jesuss power over sickness, His power over a storm, and His power over the spiritual realm. Christ reproved them first, and then delivered them; this is his method, to prepare us for a mercy, and then to give it us. Why are ye fearfultimorousye little-faithed souls? is the fullest; note how both the others omit the reproach of Mark On the other hand, as men feeling their need of all the sympathy and help that they could possibly obtain in their awful extremity, there was something like a tone of reproachalmost of complaintnot to say of accusation itselfin their words. 2 Even if the writers were relying on a separate and earlier source of Jesus sayings and works, as much of modern scholarship assumes, they still had the freedom to put it in their own words to suit their purpose, yet never making it say something Jesus did not say or mean. Jesus is fast asleep. Mighty God, who speaks a word of peace to calm our troubled sea; Caring God, who nudges us away from fear and toward faith; Ever-present God, who fills us with awe but also raises many questions without easy answers; Calvin's Commentary on the Bible. 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? Matthew 13:18-23 - Explanation of the Parable of the Sower 270 Matthew 13:24-30 - The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds 271 It is a simple word made up of syn, with, and optics, vision, sight. 1. We are perishing!". _When he was come down from the mountain, great Whenever sozo is used, it is important to ask three questions. Structure. Matthew 8:27. A stillness more than the stillness of peace, though doubtless, in their circumstances, that would be blessed and deep. With nowhere else to turn, they came to Him and woke Jesus, saying Save us, Lord; we are perishing! Matthew uses the Greek word typically translated save. It is sozo (G4982). That strange blending of opposites is often repeated by us. Here we can simply note that it was Jesus who got into the boat (to escape the crowds) and the disciples followed Him. Though the Psalms are numbered and we read, study, meditate, or sing individual Psalms, there is an overarching context that will help us keep them connected: While the individual Psalm may be a lament, a . We have already noted how the speeches give us the meaning of the flow of the story. By taking care of the troubling circumstances of life Jesus was able to take away their fears and build their faith in Him. It was. Mk. So with all three accounts we have a full picture of what took place. 2. The peril and perplexity of the disciples in this voyage; and in this appeared the truth of what Christ had just now said, that those who follow him must count upon difficulties, Mt 8:20. THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. love He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. hermneutik (techn) interpretive (art) < hermneuts interpreter], Abraham Joshua Heschel The Sabbath Of course not. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . And, look HEALING OF THE 93). This tells us about the cosmic scope of Jesuss authority. Storms in the voyage-even when sailing according to the out his material haphazardly. And behold, there arose a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the . Imminent and sensible dangers will drive people to him who alone can help in time of need. Benson Commentary. Christian living And so his wording is meant to convey that the disciples did not have enough faith. Here was a man having dominion over the earth and the sea. In Matthews gospel, the story comes near the beginning of Jesuss ministry: after calling some not all of the disciples, and then after the Sermon on the Mount, and then after some dramatic healings of a man with leprosy, of a centurions servant, and of Peters mother-in-law. Jesus has also given instructions to cross to the other side of the lake, in verse 18. sing. Christianity The disciples wonder at what kind of a man this was could ultimately be answered only by an understanding of the incarnation, God with us. This passage does not quote from the Old Testament, so we are left to make connections with the themeone who controls the elements of nature by His word. Matthew 8:23-34. will experience their sorrows, and show His heart of compas 23-27 It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and The 29th psalm is also a good one to connect with this study. The Healing of the Leper. Why are things with us thus? The disciplesapparently with some reluctanceenter a ship. On the part of the Saviour a gracious response. And they took Him along in a boat, just as He was. Could there, indeed, have been greater love consistent with truth? 4, 5) would be of interest as well since God caused a huge thunderstorm to assist Israel. They left the crowd behind. 3. A fishing boat from the first century A.D. that was discovered on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in 1986 was 27 feet long and 7.5 feet wide. mary nolan nashville, tennessee; simon every annastacia palaszczuk; Projetos. He delays His help that He may try our faith and quicken our prayers. Here Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. The people who go down to the sea in ships in Psalm 107 sound a lot like the disciples in Matthew: they are afraid in the face of the storm, and they cry out to God in their distress. gratitude He did not rebuke them for waking Him to ask Him to save them, but for waking Him in fear. They said among themselves What kind of man is this that even the wind and the sea obey Him? Quotations And the comforting thing is that even in our fears and terrors, our weak faith, we may cry to the Lord: Lord, if you are willing, save/heal/deliver/protect . Could they hope, in such a craft, to survive such a storm? But it gives us also a clue that the storm, although only a storm, is a symptom of something else about nature. To control them was to show sovereignty over the chaos that was in the universe. THE STORM ON THE LAKE A BOAT. We will always struggle with fears in this life, because the world is not a safe place. Matthew 8:28-34. 1. He can make a difference between small faith and no faith, and as He will reprove unbelief, so will He not despise the smallest measure of belief.9. Your email address will not be published. Read Matthew 8:23 - 27. of life. Sunday School UGP. commonly used for fishing on the lake. St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was He turns to telling a series of dramatic stories to show Jesus' power and authority over every kind of disease, over demons, and even over the weather. STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, . But you can also gain a great appreciation for things like distances, temperatures, altitudes, and such by actually taking a good trip to the land of Israel. In between their request and their amazement is Jesus rebuke of their weak faith. Behold the Peace, Be Still (Matthew 8:23-27) One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus' calming the storm on the lake. DISCIPLES IN DANGER . A small open rowboat, _And when He was entered into a ship._ This is one reason why He chose to designate Himself as the Son of Man, a Messianic title from Daniel 7:13-14 to be sure, but also a way of describing Himself as the authentic man, invested with power, humble, obedient, and finally exalted. Professed disciples tested. Enquire into the reasons of your fear, and weigh them.. Jesus calmed the storm to encourage their faith (v. 26). You would discover them right away when you read the account in the three synoptic1_ftn1 gospels: Matthew 8:23-27 of course; Mark 4:37-41; and Luke 8:23-25. Before Jesus calms the storm in the seas, He wants to calm the storm in your heart. _And when he was entered, &c._] Himself was first in the The storm is contrasted with the calm after the miracle. exegesis 1 You will no doubt see the word synoptic frequently in studying the Gospels. They would look back on this and always remember His Why are you afraid? because they would not be so afraid again in His presence. The power and grace of Jesus Christ put forth for their succour: then the Lord Jesus awaked, as one refreshed, Ps 78:65. On the way He quiets a terrible storm. This is the short episode in Matthews gospel where Jesus stills the storm. [Some questions on the text are here.] . There was a great calm (Matthew 8:26). III. wife's mother. You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. But building faith is a process, and so we have to be patient and continue to develop it. The lake is in the famous rift valley, a natural fault line that runs from this region in the north down the Jordan River Valley to the Dead Sea and in fact all the way to Africa. We do not know if the two men who approached Jesus got into the boat with Him or if they decided to stay. Matthew does a great job contrasting the "little faith" of the disciples with the "great faith" of those coming to Jesus to be healed. We might remember Matthew emphasizes the way Jesus fulfills scriptural prophecies, and structures the narrative around long teaching passages interspersed with narrative sections, which especially emphasize Jesuss authority. They came and wakened him. But here they were afraid. It could have carried up to 15 men. The Storm on the Lake. p EXPOSITION It is helpful to keep that in the back of your mind. As we will see, the men in the boat didnt fully catch on to who Jesus was until after He rose from the dead. And they went and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! Matthew 9:1-8. (Matthew 8:1 .) 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on . evening-there were other little ships-a great storm of wind the waves Matthew 8:23-27. 1. Let the sinners in Zion be afraid, let heathen mariners tremble in a storm, but you shall not be so. 8:18 ), that they should depart to the other side of the sea of Tiberias, into the country of Gadara, in the tribe of Gad, which lay east of Jordan; thither he would go to rescue a poor creature that was possessed with a legion of devils, though he foresaw how he should be . The man was saying that someday he wanted to follow Jesus, when his father was dead and when he would be free to go. Nothing will be impossible for you" (Matthew 17:20). Then, after this Jesus rebuked the winds and the waves and they became calm. This was the Messiah, the one everyone believed would be the Lord of all the earth. Casting-out demons at Gadara. better rendering. He enjoys doing things that are simply too hard . Jesus has also addressed a couple of would-be disciples, with remarks that underscore the costs of following Jesus. 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