St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was prayer, conversation and reading can all enhance and increase our knowledge (1.) 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Upon this account, Christ is to be admired, that he has a commanding power even over winds and seas. 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. Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25. Behold the It has all the marks and signatures of a miracle upon it; it is the Lords doing, and is marvellous in their eyes. THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. This is at once one of the That idea was important in the Bible, for the seas were always the symbol of chaos. That means the valley drops sharply to the desert region in such a short distance. . dat. No sooner was the storm up, but their fears were up, and they were as much overset with their boisterous passions, as the vessel was with the tempestuous winds; and accordingly Christ rebukes the tempest within, and then the tempest without: first he calms their hearts, and then the seas. The ship or fishing-boat, i.e. One day in teaching class I was instructing students about the form of their homework assignment. Now observe here. Their words are interesting: Lord, save us. In their experience this was a simple and urgent request. A storm arose while the disciples were following their Master. In different 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 story as told in Mark is the lectionarys gospel reading for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost year B (that is, in a couple of weeks). (1.) A typical boat on the Sea of Galilee was relatively small. Home COMMENTARY Lesson from Matthew 8:23-27? IV. We accept the chronology of Mark, who explicitly Jesus is the savior people need. The journey to the other side would have normally taken a couple of hours. I. When His disciples came to Jesus fearful of the stormy sea, He asks them Why are you afraid? He does not chide them for disturbing him with their prayers, but for disturbing themselves with their fears. Of the way in which He may be expected to bring them through their trials at last.Viz. Not the winds only but the waves are silent. Very effectual were its first consequences. 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, Lord, save us! I. Is it beyond Him to help us? And when Jesus got into the boat, his disciples followed him. Does He care for us at all? Here you see the King amid the storms of nature. Save us is the language of faith; we perish is that of fear. word, and healed all that were sick:_ What is there really to fear? HIS DISCIPLES FOLLOWED HIM into the ship, and th And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on 8:23-27 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. In prayer _ darkness - in the storms of life. HEALING OF THE Carest Thou not that we perish? Almost Have you no feeling at all for our need? Great indeed must have been the tempest within them to give such utterance to such thoughts. Is Divorce And Remarriage After Abuse, Neglect, Financial, Or Emotional Issues Okay. study questions Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. Christ reproved them first, and then delivered them; this is his method, to prepare us for a mercy, and then to give it us. The Winds and the Waves Obey His Will (Matthew 8:23-27) Storms terrify many people. faith hope and love 1. What is being saved? (2.) What is it being saved to? 24. Here we can simply note that it was Jesus who got into the boat (to escape the crowds) and the disciples followed Him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. The story is placed here in chapter 8 no doubt to be a part of this demonstration of Jesus authority. Their admiration of Christ; What manner of man is this! Learn hence, That the most raging winds and outrageous seas cannot stand before the rebukes of Christ; if once he rebukes them, their rage is down; God lays a law upon the most lawless creatures, even when they seem to act the most lawlessly. _Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him._ After Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and In a way, their request for Him to save them already had answered who this one was. Decapolis was a Uniform Series grace A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. through his teaching (chs. He was likely tired from the long day of preaching, dealing with the crowds, healing, and casting out demons. As a sense of danger and need is a choice argument when we deal with Christ for help; so is it an ordinary forerunner of deliverance and help.7. Christ winnows men. Observe how lovingly our Lord meets an imperfect faith. Observe, 4. But it was their fear that betrayed the weakness of their faith. Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 Jesuss tranquility in the boat is, perhaps, a demonstration of what it means not to worry or be anxious about how things are going to turn out. A double rebuke given by our Saviour. What is the storm-tossed sea that threatens my spiritual existence? 3. I have always been frightened by tornadoes. Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. CHAPTER 8 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. _dat. Note, Christ is a Nonesuch; every thing in him is admirable: none so wise, so mighty, so amiable, as he. 1. How effectually it was done? It is interesting to note that here Jesus answered their prayer/plea and calmed the storm even though they had little faith. Any turning to Him in prayer is an act of faith. the ship. They had been long acquainted with the sea, and never saw a storm so immediately turned into a perfect calm, in all their lives. The posture our Saviour was in when the tempest arose; he being weary on the land, was fallen, asleep in the ship: our blessed Redeemer hereby sheweth himself to be truly and really man; as he took upon him our human nature, so he subjected himself to our human infirmities. One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus calming the storm on the lake. The nature of their appeal, when they came to make it, was in full accord with such feelings. Matthew 8:23. StudyLght.org. small open row boat, large enough His disciples followed him; the twelve kept close to him, when others staid behind upon the terra firma, where there was sure footing. Out on the Sea of Galilee in a boat, Jesus is sleeping soundly. CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou _CHRIST IN THE SHIP_ He shows complete trust in the protection of God, whereas the disciples are seen to be of little faith. 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. The story of casting out demons in the land of the Gadarenes, as told in Luke, is the lectionarys gospel reading for the same Sunday in year C. In other words, the lectionary picks out one of three versions of the story in each case. _And when he was entered, &c._] Himself was first in the Their response is amazement! Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or ther Matthew 8:1. When the sayings were particularly important teachings, or teachings that were repeated frequently, then they might put more of the exact phrasing in their gospel reports. gratitude When next the waters seem about to close over me, can I remember to cry out to the Lord, in the certainty that my cry will be heard? What does this mean for us? What is my attitude towards my own death? We are perishing!. In one sense, the present scene of the calming of the storm is even more striking. Matthew 8:23-27 King James Version 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. (1.) Our prayer for deliverance from our troubles will be less and less out of fear and desperation and more out of confidence. Revelation 21 Seems To Be After The Millennium Where It Says There Will Be No Pain Or Tears. Jesus was accused of having a demon, but He cast out demons (Matt. (1-2) The leper makes his request of Jesus. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. 26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? A rebuke, first, to the disciples themselves. Sometimes the powerful word of the Lord is described in very vivid pictures, such as in Revelation as the sharp, two-edged sword that comes out of His mouth and will strike the nations (19:15). 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). Others pretended to cure diseases, but he only undertook to command the winds. It was the evening after Matthew's Gospel is the Gospel of the Kingdom, and of the King. I stay with these words, pleading for Jesus' help. Here was a man having dominion over the earth and the sea. What assurance as well! Masters orders. We have already discussed the boat and the storm so that we do not need to reiterate that now. . 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 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. Matthew 8:18 It is the proper thing to do. (Parallels: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) 23. (LogOut/ hermneutik (techn) interpretive (art) < hermneuts interpreter], Abraham Joshua Heschel The Sabbath The effect of Jesus powerful command was to calm the storm on the sea, but also to calm their fears. This is a miracle by Christ, demonstrating His power over the storm. Nothing is impossible for Him. 1-4. It is now on display in a lovely new museum there on the shores of the lake at Genneseret. 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Everything was to be subjected to mankind (Gen. 1:27,28). Whil MATTHEWNOTE ON MATTHEW 8:1 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: II. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. He was exhausted from His ministry with the crowds, and so in the boat He was asleep during the storm. trust in and pray to, who knows what it is to be on the water, an Matthew 8:23 Now G2532 He G846 got G1684 (G5631) into G1519 boat G4143 Luke, who did research in writing his gospel, traced the memory of something else that was said. wife's mother. 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. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed But Jesus was sleeping. Jesus calmed the storm to encourage their faith (v. 26). I. [< Gk. 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. What pity was in it! STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. The disciples faith in forsaking all and following Christ, was great faith, but in this present act their faith was week, through the prevalency of their fear. 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 does Jesus say to you? On the part of the Saviour a gracious response. The poor disciples, though used to the sea, were in a great fright, and in their fear came to their Master, Mt 8:25. [3.] exegesis out the important; overwhelmed by feelings of panic, I can say and do things The power and grace of Jesus Christ put forth for their succour: then the Lord Jesus awaked, as one refreshed, Ps 78:65. Jesus Calms the Storm. 1 You will no doubt see the word synoptic frequently in studying the Gospels. This little passage is rather straightforward in its structure. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And so their question is What kind of man is this? It too is a rhetorical question, not designed to be answered, but to express the idea that there is no one like this. (Matthew 8:1 .) INTRODUCTORY WORDS Less remarkable, perhaps, that the others wake him up. So it is always in His life, where, side by side with the signs of humiliation and participation in mans weakness, we ever have tokens of His Divinity breaking through the veil. I would not make too much of their following Him (some folks make a spiritual point out of some common statements), because the word is used even for the crowds of unbelievers who followed Him where He went. When I was four, a tornado went through our subdivision. What might you say to Jesus? (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. Many of us have often found ourselves swamped by huge waves of apathy, terror, doubt, despair, addiction, and distraction. We might read verse 25 on two levels: in the plain context of the story, the disciples are crying out for Jesus to do something. Image: St. And while some of those miracles seem to be less spectacular than others, they all reveal to us the nature of the Son of God who does not have the limitations we now have. but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them:. Teach me that, Lord. So Matthew uses their words to drive home his point that Jesus is truly unique, for He is sovereign over nature. The Healing of the Even the winds and the waves obey Him!. This fact seems to explain much that we read of in this case. And they went and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! The disciples were afraid of dying. On the one hand, as natural to men who did not know how many moments they had to live, it was exceedingly brief and abrupt. What is it being saved from? We have already prayed Mark's version of this story on 21st June. 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. HIM. Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He politics And behold, there arose a great te And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. As Matthew is proving with his gospel, this man was God, the One who created the wind and the waves and all things. MATTHEWS *GOSPEL But remember, in reporting the event the gospel writers are not working from a dictated record; rather, they are all telling what happened and what was said in their own words._ftn22 And while the precise wording is different in each gospel, none of them are incorrect. He woke at the moment he was really needed, and calmed the waters. were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits, with his freedom Bible The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that 'Lord save us, we are perishing!' One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). All this is a symbol of our individual lives, as well as of the history of the church.A. Shall we ever do so again? If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. We are perishing! Like with so many other prayers we find in the Gospel, I may find that today this simple prayer resonates in my heart as I look at my family, my community, my country, our world. Hot air can come up this valley quite suddenly and collide with the cooler air from Mount Hermon in the north of the valley, causing sudden storms on the lake. He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them It is a simple word made up of syn, with, and optics, vision, sight. He sleeps, but He never oversleeps, and there are no too-lates with Him. 23. multitudes followed him. GODHEAD, in his divine nature, rebuking the winds and sea. A sudden and The first verse refers to the close of the foregoing sermon: the people that heard him were astonished at his doctrine; and the effect was, that when he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him; though he was so strict a Lawgiver, and so faithful a Reprover, they diligently attended him, and were loth to disperse, and go from him. There was a great calm, all of a sudden. section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and 8:23-27 Matthew remembers one thing that was said and records that. 25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. time _When he was come down from the mountain, great 2. Open Matthew 8:23-27. Q. 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. community Jesus has shown himself to be the Messiah 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. Which was got ready by his disciples, or hired by them for his use, according to the directions he had given, his disciples followed him. Contrasts. When He did, the wind, the waves, the sea, everything became perfectly calm. But that is a stilted bookish view and totally unrealistic. II. 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). What they are being saved to is more time to physically live on earth. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). The third is the disciples amazement and their words about Jesus. . And often He answers our prayers in ways that we can only marvel, and say, What manner of man is this?. As had previously been pointed out to the would be disciples, those Open Matthew 8:23-27. 23 As he boarded the boat, his students followed him. 24 And look! The sea became severely agitated so the boat dipped into the waves, but he was sleeping. 25 They came and roused him saying, Lord, save us! 26 Jesus responded, Why are you afraid? The other changes are small variations of the wording. Even though there are so many things in life that threaten our lives and cause us to fear, the more we know the Lord and His power, the less we will be afraid. Were going to drown!. MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll. The men in the boat, who had previously witnessed Jesus heal lepers and all manners of diseases, and who saw Him cast out demons were amazed. 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). Matthew 8:23-27 New King James Version Wind and Wave Obey Jesus 23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. (2.) For additional references, see Pss. The gentle remonstrance.There is something very majestic in the tranquillity of our Lords awakening, and, if we follow Matthews order, in His addressing Himself first to the disciples weakness, and letting the storm rage on. Even something like the story of the battle of Deborah against Sisera (Judg. The word that calms the storm.Christ yields to the cry of an imperfect faith, and so strengthens it. Now Jesus is revealed in His power. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 8:23-27 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, MATTHEW 8:1 Could there, indeed, have been greater love consistent with truth? They had never seen anything like this. Similarly, but a little more problematic, Jesus rebuke of the disciples is stated differently in the gospels. It was, however, the boat from which he had been teaching (Mark 4:36). Bible study Very striking were its remoter results. It is always good to pay close attention to the exact words of Jesus in a passage. The two narratives that follow are brought together in all three justice 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. Note, Christ will save none but those that are willing to take him for their Lord; for he is a Prince and a Saviour. The sea became severely agitated so the 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? 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