Matthew 8:18 The Stilling of the Tempest. And today? In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. A storm arose while the disciples were following their Master. Matthew 8:23-27 New International Version Jesus Calms the Storm 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. The author of The Land and the Book tells us that such tempests are common still in those parts, and that they are caused principally by the sudden rush of the wind down some of the deep gullies on the eastern side of the lake. Their petition is, Lord, save us. him. The Healing of the Leper. Christian ideas and practices 2. .(2:5-9). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); hermeneutics /hmnjutks/ (n.pl. Home COMMENTARY Lesson from Matthew 8:23-27? TEXT: 8:23-27 he had given, "Behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea." HIM. Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He Save us is the language of faith; we perish is that of fear. mountain gorges, are notor Matthew 8:1. Stilling of the waves. When Jesus calmed the storm, then, He was demonstrating that He has the power of heaven at His command. This excited their astonishment (Mt 8:27); The men marvelled. Jesus power over all nature is referred to at the very beginning of the Book of Hebrews, for it begins by reminding us that Jesus is sustaining all things by His powerful (spoken) word (1:3). When He did, the wind, the waves, the sea, everything became perfectly calm. What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? (Matthew 8:27). semi-independent confeder CHRONOLOGY. 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). MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll. Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, suffered worse crises than any I have When I was four, a tornado went through our subdivision. We are feeling swamped by the waves, while God apparently sleeps, not really interested or aware of our lot. part. CHAPTER 8 As had previously been pointed out to the would be disciples, those The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. (2.) Revisiting it gives us an opportunity to experience again the drama, the fear, the relief. . It is always good to pay close attention to the exact words of Jesus in a passage. But the disciples plea Lord, save us, we are perishing! voices Matthews theology, too. Only God has power over the natural forces of the sea. But God is portrayed as mightier than the raging seas (Ps. But Jesus demonstrates that he has access to that same power, which hints at his divinity. When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed In a storm, whether of the sea or of my own emotions, the urgent often pushes The disciples are amazed at this power. Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. A question that may very well have been accompanied by others. Note, Christ is a Nonesuch; every thing in him is admirable: none so wise, so mighty, so amiable, as he. He does not chide them for disturbing him with their prayers, but for disturbing themselves with their fears. (1-2) The leper makes his request of Jesus. From this instance we see, that great faith in the habit may appear little in act and exercise. out the important; overwhelmed by feelings of panic, I can say and do things 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. But Jesus was sleeping. Mt. MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. On the part of the disciples there was an agitated appeal. There arose a very great storm, Mt 8:24. that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. _MIRACLE OF THE WIND AND WAVES MATTHEW 8:23-27:_ Jesus had power even Christ stilling the tempest.. Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. The language of their fear; they looked upon their case as desperate, and gave up all for lost; they had received a sentence of death within themselves, and this they plead, We perish, if thou dost not save us; look upon us therefore with pity.. 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. Great storms of doubt, and fear in the soul, under the power of the spirit of bondage, sometimes end in a wonderful calm, created and spoken by the Spirit of adoption. (Matthew 8:1 .) But Matthew used a word that means of little faith while Mark says do you still have no faith? Mark did not mean to imply that the disciples had no faith at all--he has already described their following Jesus. Note. Reflection, THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. Here was faith mixed with human frailty: they had faith in his power, that he could save them; but being asleep, they concluded he must awake before he could save them: whereas though his human nature was asleep, yet his divine nature neither slumbered nor slept. There was a great calm (Matthew 8:26). the ship. (Delivered Sunday, August 28, 2005 at He shares three examples of Jesus miraculously healing people during His ministry in Capernaum. Image: St. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. 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. _When he was come down from the mountain, great Matthew 5:1, JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; _dat. [2.] Jesus questions the disciples fear, calls them little faiths same word as last week and then rebukes or warns the wind and the waves. (Matthew 8:5 .) A vessel making for the East would be especially exposed to that wind; and the waves raised by it would naturally drive over its prow so as to cover the decks of such a boat where it had them, and fill it where it had none (Matthew 8:24; Mark 4:37). (2.) They had been long acquainted with the sea, and never saw a storm so immediately turned into a perfect calm, in all their lives. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. religion alone makes the disciples (some of them skilled boatm II. related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). For He is not only their teacher: He prayer III. As He and his disciples were in a small What is my attitude towards my own death? That idea was important in the Bible, for the seas were always the symbol of chaos. As we will see, the men in the boat didnt fully catch on to who Jesus was until after He rose from the dead. faith Why are things with us thus? He slept not so much with a desire to be refreshed, as with a design to be awaked. exegesis Throughout these episodes we see Jesuss power over sickness, His power over a storm, and His power over the spiritual realm. And if we can go into the next story, the disciples question about who this one is will be contrasted with the demons who knew exactly who He is. Whither else should they go? It is how we refer to the first three Gospels that have the same basic presentation of the account of Jesus, although with variations. But that is certainly what I meant, put in other words that the fellow student would understand better (he was not in the habit of listening well). Be still! (4:39); and the disciples were terrified (4:41) and asked Who is this? (4:41). It is a sign of His true manhood, of His toil up to the very edge of His strength. Bible Why are ye fearfultimorousye little-faithed souls? AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERED INTO. 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. Matthew inserts this group of events here; Mark and Luke Learn hence, That the prevalency of fear in a time of great and imminent danger, though it may argue weakness of faith, yet it is no evidence of want of faith: in the midst of the disciples fears they believed Christs power. The disciples said all these things and probably more as well. Are you not worth much more than they? Matthew 8:23-27. He is the author of Introducing Biblical Hebrew and Grammar, Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus, Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposit More, Getting Spiritually Fit 1 ( Corinthians 9:24-27), Steps to Biblical Reconciliation (Luke 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:15-21). Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or ther Matthew 8:1. Christ rebukes his disciples fears; Why are ye fearful? There was now as great a stillness in the hearts of those who looked on as there was in the elements round about them. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. He did not rebuke them for waking Him to ask Him to save them, but for waking Him in fear. Very wise was its direction. The disciples fear and panic is contrasted with Jesus sleeping on the boat. _And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed It could have carried up to 15 men. 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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. (Judges 6:13). While it may seem obvious in this instance that His disciples were not asking Jesus to save their spirit from Hell to Heaven, whenever we encounter sozo or a similar salvation passages, it is important to always use the context to answer these three questions to make sure we are interpreting it correctly. And behold, there arose a great te And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Gospels; but St. Mark and St. Luke place them, as we have seen, after Choose music to play during the daily prayer. The first thing that Jesus did in response to their request was to rebuke their weak faith: O you of little faith, why are you afraid? They were right to ask Jesus to save them--and their request shows that they had faith that He could save them. you see the King amid the storms of nature. CLOSER READING: In verse 24, the storm that happens is literally a quake the Greek word that gives us our words seismograph and seismic. Let these be hushed, there would be terror no more. Matthew 8:23-27. When he was entered into the ship Being, as is said above, about to cross the lake; his disciples followed him Even as many as were desirous of learning of him, and could get a passage, either in that vessel or any others that were near. I myself was ready to take a group out on the lake in a boat but we had to cancel because there were fifteen foot waves on the other side. He delays His help that He may try our faith and quicken our prayers. But And sometimes they can summarize a saying by putting it into a question when it was an assertion, or by making it negative when it was positive--they are trying to capture what was said, but capture it in a way their individual audiences would best understand it. He had not rebuked their weak faith simply to point out their weakness; He had rebuked their faith in order to show a weakness that He was now about to resolve. Jesus rebuked the disciples for their weak faith. REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning It is used usually against things that ought not to be, such as the weak faith of the disciples. So its remarkable that Jesus is sleeping. Though we do not know how many, at least some disciples followed Him. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. He had already done miracles by His powerful word, and now here He did another over the storm. If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. They had been with Jesus for over a year now (judging from the chronology); they should have had more confidence after hearing all His teachings and seeing all the miracles He did (little faith is also used in 6:30; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20; and Luke 12:28). Learn thence, That the presence of Christ itself doth not exempt his disciples and followers from trouble and danger: here is a great tempest about the disciples ears, though Christ was in their company. greeting is one of peace. What might you say to Jesus? Uniform Series Out on the Sea of Galilee in a boat, Jesus is sleeping soundly. Am I of little or of great faith? I stay with these words, pleading for Jesus' help. His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. The disciples ask the Lord to save them in the storm (23, 24). *MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:19:38 Whil MATTHEWNOTE ON MATTHEW 8:1 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: If so, was my faith weakened or strengthened by having this experience? 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. Many of us have often found ourselves swamped by huge waves of apathy, terror, doubt, despair, addiction, and distraction. Matthew 8:23-27 23-27 It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to trust in and pray to, who knows what it is to He replied, 'You of little faith, why are you so afraid?'" 1. Does He care for us at all? Observe, 4. 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 . they sailed was probably a small open boat with sails, such as was 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. 1. abs._ (EGT) . Because people are perishing in spiritual chaos. [2.] Now as for the sudden storms, these are fairly frequent. To the winds and seas; next to the fears of his disciples; He rebukes the winds and seas and instantly they are calm; when the sea was as furious as a madman, Christ by his divine power calms it. What is there really to fear? 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. Matthew 8:23. There is the terror of the disciples and the composure of Jesus who is asleep! But a rearrangement of the order of the stories by Matthew for rhetorical or theological purposes is not a problem. _HILDA BRIGHT_ And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" It hearkens back to what He told them recently in the Sermon on the Mount. Our prayer leads us from love to knowledge, the knowledge of the in such a way as to learn far more both of His mercy and power; in such a way, therefore, as to reach a greater calm and deeper faith in the end; and to wonder, therefore, now as much at our former fears as we did at His slumber before. Lord, save us! I ask for simple trust, and share in the Apostles' wonder at the power present in the person of Jesus. Jesus rebuke of the disciples is contrasted with Jesus rebuke of the storm. Behold the man, in his human nature, sleeping! Church. The awaking cry of fear.The broken abruptness of their appeal reveals the urgency of the case in the experienced eyes of these fishermen. 2. As a child, I had many nightmares about tornadoes. We might imagine Mom or Dad saying cut it out! to the kids bickering in the back seat of the car. But Jesus was sleeping. of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing _Excursion to the eastern shore with its incidents_ (Mark 4:35 to Mark I. Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. 16:21-23; based on Daniel 7:13-14). So Matthew uses their words to drive home his point that Jesus is truly unique, for He is sovereign over nature. (Matthew 8:23-27) By Ted Schroder, www.tedschroder.com January 8, 2017 "Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. Kyrie soson, Lord, save, became a part of the liturgical language of the church. All of that is said to be the voice of the LORD (not of Baal, the storm god of Canaan where that storm was situated). 4:38. This text Matthew 8:23-27 is not in the lectionary, but that doesnt mean this story is one of those things you wouldnt know about the Bible if all you knew were the lectionary. THE STORM ON THE LAKE. The Winds and the Waves Obey His Will (Matthew 8:23-27) Storms terrify many people. community Instead, he simply exercised divine authority in daily lifelike when he literally commanded a storm to be still and all of nature hastened to obey him (Matthew 8:23-27). Talk to Jesus about the storms that are in your life today. you, a great upheaval arose on the sea, so that the boat was hidden by 1. darkness - in the storms of life. It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to trust in, and pray to, who knows what it is to be at sea, and to be in storms there. We are feeling swamped by huge waves of apathy, terror, doubt, despair, addiction, by. 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