And it would have been powered by a sail. It could have carried up to 15 men. [1.] If It Is During The Millennium How Will There Not Be Pain And Tears When The Devil Is Released To Deceive The Nations? Observe, (1.) It is the proper thing to do. 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. v. 23. What manner of man is this? etc.David Dickson. (G1684) , . It is the same power that stills the noise of the sea, and the tumult of fear, Ps 65:7. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. _ GODHEAD, in his divine nature, rebuking the winds and sea. an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, thereb JESUS GOT INTO THE BOAT. 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. His disciples followed him; the twelve kept close to him, when others staid behind upon the terra firma, where there was sure footing. 25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, Lord, save us, were going to drown!. It was. 23. thru Ver. He was exhausted from His ministry with the crowds, and so in the boat He was asleep during the storm. 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. Observe, 2. 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 The Lord sits upon the floods, and is mightier than the noise of many waters. Decapolis was a 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! Quotations mountain gorges, are notor Matthew 8:1. Of the way in which sometimes He brings them into trial.Himself (perhaps) bidding them do that which is contrary to their judgments; Himself allowing their fears and scruples to appear justified for a time; Himself leaving them to do battle with the forces against them, almost in despair. In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. Jesus did not rebuke them for their request. There are three parts, based on the three things that were said. His G846 disciples G3101 followed And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.' Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. _dat. In form, of course,and in effect alsothis was to them a rebuke. 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. You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, books There arose a very great storm, Mt 8:24. They had been long acquainted with the sea, and never saw a storm so immediately turned into a perfect calm, in all their lives. As Matthew is proving with his gospel, this man was God, the One who created the wind and the waves and all things. examples of its benefits. Then, after standing up, He reprimanded the winds and the lake, and they became incredibly calm. 8:25 So [the disciples] approached and woke Him up saying, Lord save us! A rebuke, first, to the disciples themselves. 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! A sudden and violent storm springs up, pouring water into the boat Observe here, 1. Uniform Series 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. We can all become discouraged by our doubts and by our difficulty in believing in Jesus, in his message, in his power. Christ and his disciples no sooner put forth to sea, but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them: a tempest This theme of controlling the seas was stressed in Job 38:8-11. But Jesus was sleeping. Luke says that one day Jesus said to His disciples, Let us go over to the other side of the lake (8:22); He fell asleep (8:23); and when the storm came up they were in great danger (8:23). He that can do this, can do anything, can do enough to encourage our confidence and comfort in him, in the most stormy day, within or without, Isa 26:4. In our story Jesus must have gotten into the boat in the region of Capernaum, on the north west shore, because He got out of the boat on the other side near Kursi (on the eastern shore about half way down the coast). (1.) Jesus questions the disciples fear, calls them little faiths same word as last week and then rebukes or warns the wind and the waves. As we will see, the men in the boat didnt fully catch on to who Jesus was until after He rose from the dead. The ground of their appeal lay in the unexpected attitude of their Master and Lord at that time. Behold the It was the language of their fervency; they pray as men in earnest, that beg for their lives; it becomes us thus to strive and wrestle in prayer; therefore Christ slept, that he might draw out this importunity. Jesus sleep is significant to consider for a moment. But add the speeches and we see that Jesus calmed the storm at their request for help, but before He did it He rebuked them for their weak faith. The first one is that Matthew says that the disciples cried out to Jesus Lord, save us. But that does not make much sense, for these seasoned sailors thought they were going to drown right up to the moment that Jesus calmed the storm. Observe, 4. The disciples application made to him; they awake him with a sad outcry Lord, save us: we perish. Why are things with us thus? He did not rebuke them for waking Him to ask Him to save them, but for waking Him in fear. Dr Ross joined the faculty of Beeson Divinity School in 2002 as Beeson Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. Jesus Words. He can carry Himself as one asleep, to the end He may be awakened by their prayers.6. As had previously been pointed out to the would be disciples, those are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to But the disciples plea Lord, save us, we are perishing! voices Matthews theology, too. to go to Decapolis by boat across the Sea of Galilee. The boat that Jesus used to cross the sea was probably around this size. (Delivered Sunday, August 28, 2005 at By faith we might see through the storm to the quiet shore, and encourage ourselves with hope that we shall weather our point. 1. 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. It is a beautiful illustration of His ways of dealing with those that are His. Whil MATTHEWNOTE ON MATTHEW 8:1 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: 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 my look rest on the desperate situations in my present life, or that of the world, and let this cry well up from the depths of my heart. So its remarkable that Jesus is sleeping. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. He chose to go by water. Jesus rebuke of the disciples is contrasted with Jesus rebuke of the storm. It can do no harm, and, for the present, may blow as it listeth, while He gives the trembling disciples a lesson. 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 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. Why are you so afraid? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them:. 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. But Jesus was sleeping. disciples, or hired by them for his use, according to the directions best- MATTHEWS GOOD NEWS Behold the man, in his human nature, sleeping! This scene is often pictured and is a favourite for times of stress and of They follow Jesus into the boat (R. V.). Observe, They call him, Lord, and then pray, Save us. The nature of their appeal, when they came to make it, was in full accord with such feelings. It is how we refer to the first three Gospels that have the same basic presentation of the account of Jesus, although with variations. _When he was come down from the mountain, great Verse 23. hermeneutics Enquire into the reasons of your fear, and weigh them.. act. religion (Parallels: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) Christ winnows men. Out on the Sea of Galilee in a boat, Jesus is sleeping soundly. MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. That psalm describes a thunderstorm growing in the Mediterranean Sea and sweeping inland over Lebanon, causing damage to the trees and shaking the hills with an earthquake. Verses 2327 Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples ( Matt. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the violent squall, such as these small inland seas, surrounded with The waves it generates are literally covering up the boat. He was likely tired from the long day of preaching, dealing with the crowds, healing, and casting out demons. All this kind of material you can gather from a good dictionary. commonly used for fishing on the lake. A simple illustration. John has a different view of the life of Christ and so is not always being paralleled. wisdom When he embarked on the boat, his disciples followed him. CHAPTER 8 in any co Matthew 8:16. So with all three accounts we have a full picture of what took place. As they cross the sea, a great storm arises and threatens to sink their boat and drown them all. But Jesus was sleeping. We have already discussed the boat and the storm so that we do not need to reiterate that now. This becomes the powerful thrust of the passage to all subsequent believers. Now the boat would not be a large one. Ordinarily, after a storm, there is such a fret of the waters, that it is a good while ere they can settle; but if Christ speak the word, not only the storm ceases, but all the effects of it, all the remains of it. (LogOut/ 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. One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus calming the storm on the lake. But if we work through the passage now, section by section, we may observe certain things that help us gain the message. This is a miracle by Christ, demonstrating His power over the storm. Of all the gospel writers Matthew is the most orderly. 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? 2. Nothing is impossible for Him. dat. 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