you, a great upheaval arose on the sea, so that the boat was hidden by Afterward their amazement is on who this one is. Matthew 8:28. We are perishing!". The famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once penned the beautiful words, "Be still, sad heart! He attacked the cause of their danger; the spring of their fears. Jesus rebuked the disciples for their weak faith. The king of that country was a Buddhist and was thoroughly intolerant to everything foreign, and Christ is definitely foreign to a Buddhist. Waves crashed over the boat. love Observe how lovingly our Lord meets an imperfect faith. FEB 24 WILSON BOMBSHELL And now we know more about why so many people dislike Russell Wilson. Mark, who relied on Peters report, recorded another. They were amazed, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?" Matthew 8:23-27. 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. This is a miracle by Christ, demonstrating His power over the storm. Psalm 8 had said that God made man a little lower than the angels and gave him dominion over creation. were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits, with his But we can sail through the storm with Jesus. 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. This text - Matthew 8:23-27 - is not in the lectionary, but that doesn't mean this story is one of those things you wouldn't know about the Bible if . Should we be baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)? Bible How effectually it was done? And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. better rendering. What is it being saved to? So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. Stilling of the waves. Matthew 8:23-27 - Stilling the Storm 194 Matthew 8:28-34 - Healing the Gadarene Men 196 Matthew 9:1-8 - Healing the Paralyzed Man 199 . And behold, there arose a great te And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. (1.) The ground of their appeal lay in the unexpected attitude of their Master and Lord at that time. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his 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.. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us . 3. St. Marks language (Mark 4:38) puts this very bluntly indeed. Uniform Series All motion was gone. THE STORMY SEA. 3. The ship or fishing-boat, i.e. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on . We continue in our verse by verse Bible study in the Gospel of Matthew on Sunday Mornings with Pastor Gino Geraci at Calvary South Denver in Littleton CO. Th. There was a great calm (Matthew 8:26). In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. 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. 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. 16:21-23; based on Daniel 7:13-14). Here was a man having dominion over the earth and the sea. But He was asleep. Jesus did not rebuke them for their request. Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. 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. The real hero in the story is Jesus whom the disciples worship (for the first time in Matthew) as the Son of God. Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. What assurance as well! MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll. (1.) Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee knowing that a storm would threaten His safety and the safety of those entrusted to His care. The boat which He had possibly spoken of previously (Matthew 8:18). chapter 9:1-8 the king continues to display his royal power chapter 9:9-13 the grace of the kingdom chapter 9:14-17 the joy of the kingdom chapter 9:18-26 the king's dominion over disease and death chapter 9:27-31 the king's touch healing the . Observe. When evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake.". To control them was to show sovereignty over the chaos that was in the universe. ship where they were to suffer. The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. Nothing is impossible for Him. When His disciples came to Jesus fearful of the stormy sea, He asks them Why are you afraid? The other changes are small variations of the wording. CHAPTER 8 Ver. The Winds and the Waves Obey His Will (Matthew 8:23-27) Storms terrify many people. The other accounts describe their fear more than Matthew, but you can hear it in their words to Jesus in Matthews account as well: Were going to drown. A number of these men were experienced fishermen, who had been on the lake in storms before. faith hope and love Should they not, in any case, wake Him out of His sleep? 5 This is followed by an intimation that, though rejected by His own, So, taking the three gospels together we get a wonderful reflection of their fear and the chaos in the boat. He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of in any co Matthew 8:16. Now the boat would not be a large one. In between their request and their amazement is Jesus rebuke of their weak faith. 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. They had been long acquainted with the sea, and never saw a storm so immediately turned into a perfect calm, in all their lives. Note, They who would learn to pray must go to sea. As He and his disciples were in a small The other two evangelists seem to refer this to the disciples . We return in this 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. The disciples are amazed at His power (v. 27). The Healing of the Leper. His discovery of the cause and spring of their fears; O ye of little faith. 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. This indicates the severity of this storm. Matthew 9:1-8. Very wise was its direction. ILLUS - Divine intervention on Snoqualmie Pass. His dislike of their fears: Why are ye fearful? And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. A rebuke, first, to the disciples themselves. That idea was important in the Bible, for the seas were always the symbol of chaos. Contrasts. I. 2.) A small open rowboat, _And when He was entered into a ship._ MATTHEWS *GOSPEL There was a great calm, all of a sudden. The disciples witnessed the many miracles of Jesus. Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or ther Matthew 8:1. Was it want of concern? As our evangelist is giving a collection of heali might be called a dative absolute; if taken Being weary, He falls asleep.4. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith . Dormant power.In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. He rebuked the winds and the sea (Matthew 8:26). Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.". To read about the Savior casting devils out of possessed men, see the commentary for Mark 5:1-20. Christ stilling the tempest.. Can we hope ever to get to the other side of this cloud? WONDERING DISCIPLES - Vss. He was exhausted from His ministry with the crowds, and so in the boat He was asleep during the storm. And they went and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! Hence, the question, Why are you afraid? It is a rhetorical question not meant to be answered, but meant to tell them that since He was there they had nothing to fear. II. Decapolis was a Read with me in Mark 4, beginning in verse 35. It is not the 'positive declaration' that has become the hallmark of so many prosperity teachers - but an unshakable trust in God's faithfulness to fulfil His Word. He asks them why their faith is so small and . For insights into the account of Jesus calming the tempestuous sea, see the commentary for Mark 4:35-41. After His conversations with two reluctant followers, Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea. Gospels; but St. Mark and St. Luke place them, as we have seen, after JESUS STILLS A TEMPEST Only God could control the weather, and Matthew uses that fact to demonstrate that Jesus is in fact God in human flesh. Note, They, and they only, will be found the true disciples of Christ, that are willing to go to sea with him, to follow him into dangers and difficulties. AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERED INTO. Upon this account, Christ is to be admired, that he has a commanding power even over winds and seas. Jesus Words. politics Spurgeon Gems - C. H. Spurgeon Sermons & Other Resources Matthew 14:22-33 needs to be read in parallel with the Stilling of the Storm account in 8:23-27, but we want to keep the two stories straight. He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them 2. Casting-out demons at Gadara. history. . We might imagine Mom or Dad saying cut it out! to the kids bickering in the back seat of the car. 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 8:23-27. The poor disciples, though used to the sea, were in a great fright, and in their fear came to their Master, Mt 8:25. The disciples said all these things and probably more as well. If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. of CHRIST. 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). 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. undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (_vide _I Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. The storm is contrasted with the calm after the miracle. Healing of Men Possessed by Devils. They who by faith are interested in the eternal salvation wrought out by Christ, may with a humble confidence apply themselves to him for temporal deliverances. And they took Him along in a boat, just as He was. worship. personal Were going to drown. Mark says that the disciples said, Teacher, dont you care if we drown? Luke says that they said, Master, Master, were going to drown. Now this apparent discrepancy as it is often called affords us a good opportunity to understand the synoptic gospels. St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was him. Jesus rebuke of the disciples is contrasted with Jesus rebuke of the storm. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding The "boat" which He had possibly spoken of previously ( Matthew 8:18 ). 4, 5) would be of interest as well since God caused a huge thunderstorm to assist Israel. Home / Commentary / Matthew / Matthew Chapter 8 / Matthew 8:23-27. 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 slept at this time, to try the faith of his disciples, whether they could trust him when he seemed to slight them. The message of the passage is rather straightforward: Jesus has authority over nature. And, behold, there came a leper_ abs._ (EGT) . disciples, or hired by them for his use, according to the directions (1.) To them it would doubtless have a different look. Jesus is the second Adam, as the Bible expresses it, beginning another racethe righteous seed. John Nolland, The Gospel of Matthew: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005), 371: What is there really to fear? Jesus is fast asleep. Your email address will not be published. He chose to go by water. Observe here, 1. It is said that one day Anne, Judson's wife, came to visit with . Very striking were its remoter results. The two narratives that follow are brought together in all three Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This story is found in Mark (Mark 4:35-41) and Luke (Luke 8:22-25), but were reading it in Matthews gospel. Observe, (1.) What is there lacking except in your faith? Was it lack of discernment? 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 be on the water, and to be in storms there. Matthew 8:23-27 meaning. Third, the more we see the power of the Lord, both in the Bible and in the experiences of believers around us (and in our own lives), the more our confidence will grow. A wild storm came up. MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. 26 He replied, You of little faith! 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. 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. One would have expected, that having Christ with them, they should have had a very favourable gale, but it is quite otherwise; for Christ would show that they who are passing with him over the ocean of this world to the other side, must expect storms by the way. Storms in the voyage-even when sailing according to the John has a different view of the life of Christ and so is not always being paralleled. multitudes followed him. Before Jesus calms the storm in the seas, He wants to calm the storm in your heart. Matthew does a great job contrasting the "little faith" of the disciples with the "great faith" of those coming to Jesus to be healed. Sunday, June 13, 2021: "Delivered From Fear" Practical Points for Discussion (ISSL Curriculum) . 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. In this case, what is being saved is the disciples physical lives. The Lesson of the Storm - Matthew 8:23-27. Enquire into the reasons of your fear, and weigh them.. It is hard to thrill or entertain or keep the attention of people long today. Jesus Christ was asleep in this storm. 3. What manner of man is this? etc.David Dickson. We will always struggle with fears in this life, because the world is not a safe place. STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. 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. (Matthew 8:23-27 KJV). Mark says, "they feared exceedingly"; and Luke, "they being afraid, wondered": they were filled with astonishment and fear, or reverence: there was such a shine of majesty, such a lustre of divine power appeared in this affair. Our Lord, as He took on Him our nature, so also He subjected Himself to our natural and sinless infirmities. The boat that Jesus used to cross the sea was probably around this size. And some of the scribes said to themselves, "This fellow blasphemes.". Somewhere away from those navigating the vessel (note the word came in Matthew 8:25)somewhere, St. Mark says, as would be natural in such a storm (see above), in the hinder part of the vessel, with His head on a pillowHe was buried in sleep To us this is an affecting evidence of the true humanity of the Master, and of the serious effects of His many labours at times upon it. All this is a symbol of our individual lives, as well as of the history of the church.A. The issue of would be followers having been settled Jesus now prepares 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. 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). Calming storms on the sea is a divine attribute, most specifically mentioned in Psalm 65:7, Psalm 89:9, and Psalm 107:25-29. time 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. I. 26-27. 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. And there arose a great tempest in the sea . And yet the disciples were looking at a man, a human being, who had some special kind of authority over nature. (Note the words gave commandment in Matthew 8:18.) The first one is that Matthew says that the disciples cried out to Jesus Lord, save us. What can get lost in this account is the fact that Matthew 8:23-27 precedes it. verb is superfluous. Jesus questions the disciples fear, calls them little faiths same word as last week and then rebukes or warns the wind and the waves. And that is certainly true here, for without the speeches we have a storm, the disciples panic, Jesus calming the storm, and the disciples amazement. "L A SHIP. evening-there were other little ships-a great storm of wind the waves Whenever sozo is used, it is important to ask three questions. CLOSER READING: In verse 24, the storm that happens is literally a quake the Greek word that gives us our words seismograph and seismic. A faith which does not wholly suppress fear may still be most real; and the highest faith has ever the consciousness that unless Christ help, and that speedily, we perish. The men marvelled.11. hermneutik (techn) interpretive (art) < hermneuts interpreter], Abraham Joshua Heschel The Sabbath Episode 10. One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus calming the storm on the lake. One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). We have a sudden storm in the middle of the lake; the little fishing boat is about to go down; and the group of disciples are thrown into a panic, yelling all kinds of things. when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: And he open DISCIPLESHIP IN TRAINING They follow Jesus into the boat (R. V.). The text is brief, and we have already noted several things about it, so this part of the study should be brief as well. Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. His disciples followed him; the twelve kept close to him, when others staid behind upon the terra firma, where there was sure footing. The wisest thing any disciple can do is follow Him wherever He leads. The journey to the other side would have normally taken a couple of hours. Both Matthew and Mark included Jesus question about their being afraid. (2.) Matthew 8 follows the conclusion of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-2). Thru the Bible takes the listener through the entire Bible in just five years, threading back and forth between the Old and New Testaments. But what a rebuke! reading Part. At its deepest it is about 160 feet deep, depending on the fluctuation over the years. Jesus also gives brief teachings about the hard road of following Him on earth. It provides another significant part to the portrayal of the King: He is not just a king over the people of Israel; rather, He is king over all nature as well. What happened while Jesus was travelling across the lake? Dr Ross joined the faculty of Beeson Divinity School in 2002 as Beeson Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. ( after ). But building faith is a process, and so we have to be patient and continue to develop it. . He never sets THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 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; What they are being saved from is physical death, by drowning. the parables which St. Matthew gives in chapter 13 It is said that in the Middle Ages people were amazed by power, wealth and pageantry. says that Jesus crossed the sea on the evening of the day the pa Matthew 8:23. He had already done miracles by His powerful word, and now here He did another over the storm. 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. His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. 2. The fifth chapter of As Matthew is proving with his gospel, this man was God, the One who created the wind and the waves and all things. (2.) The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? The disciplesapparently with some reluctanceenter a ship. WAVERING DISCIPLES - Vss. Jesus Healed a Paralytic Their prayer has life in it, Lord, save us, we perish. HIS DISCIPLES, probably the Twelve, though others followe Matthew 8:23 The authority that Jesus has is usually demonstrated by His mighty works, His miracles. We accept the chronology of Mark, who explicitly Matthew 8:28-34. matthew 8 23 27 explanation matthew 8 23 27 explanation. How easily this was done, with a words speaking. Acts. Be made clean." His leprosy was cleansed immediately. Matthews just isnt the one. A stillness more than the stillness of peace, though doubtless, in their circumstances, that would be blessed and deep. 24. And here Jesus is tired and sleeping, but He has control over nature (Matt. Kingdom Power Demonstrated. *MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:19:38 International Sunday School. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. 25 And they went and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! Matthew 8:23. Less remarkable, perhaps, that the others wake him up. Jesus rebukes the disciples for their lack of faith and calms the storm. mountain gorges, are notor Matthew 8:1. Christian living See his absolute dominion over all the creatures, which bespeaks both his honour, and the happiness of those that have him on their side. The awaking cry of fear.The broken abruptness of their appeal reveals the urgency of the case in the experienced eyes of these fishermen. But if we work through the passage now, section by section, we may observe certain things that help us gain the message. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. 5:20; Luke 8:22-39). As we shall soon meet again with the mention of a lake, where it is said (Matthew 8:33) that the swine were carried into it with violence, it is not universally agreed whether one and the same lake is mentioned in both places.The waters of Gennesareth, all admit, (536) were pleasant and healthful to drink: but the Gadarene lake, Strabo tells us, was so . I told them very specifically to write their work on only one side of the paper. Matthew 13:18-23 - Explanation of the Parable of the Sower 270 Matthew 13:24-30 - The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds 271 Though Christ is present, the storm comes, and He is sleeping through it. Then, after this Jesus rebuked the winds and the waves and they became calm. Matthew 8:18 Prayers Opening Prayer. Is it beyond Him to help us? GODHEAD, in his divine nature, rebuking the winds and sea. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch violent squall, such as these small inland seas, surrounded with See. So in the Old Testament God alone has the authority to command and control nature, especially the chaotic element of nature like this huge storm in Psalm 29. 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). What is being saved? The power and grace of Jesus Christ put forth for their succour: then the Lord Jesus awaked, as one refreshed, Ps 78:65. In fact, throughout the ancient Near East the sea was the symbol of Sheol, the abyss, the evil enemy. over the wind and the waves. 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). 9:1-8 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the sea and came to His own city. Here we can simply note that it was Jesus who got into the boat (to escape the crowds) and the disciples followed Him. There are three parts, based on the three things that were said. tempest arose, Matthew 8:23-34. Jesus spoke directly to the natural order of the elements and the weather. It is helpful to keep that in the back of your mind. Many that have true faith are weak in it, and it does but little. Whither else should they go? REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning CHAPTER 8 We tend to panic . 24 A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. reading the Bible It had not been much about, if he had gone by land; but he chose to cross the lake, that he might have occasion to manifest himself the God of the sea as well as of the dry land, and to show that all power is his, both in heaven and in earth. Imminent and sensible dangers will drive people to him who alone can help in time of need. When storms come we tend to waver in our faith. They came and wakened him. commonly used for fishing on the lake. 1.) The best authorities omit the definite article. What pity was in it! Here it simply reports that they went with Him in the boat. The storms obey when Jesus says "Peace, be still. Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. The third is the disciples amazement and their words about Jesus. And when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. It could have carried up to 15 men. p EXPOSITION MATTHEW 8:23-34 LESSON: ASTONISHING AUTHORITY February 10, 2019 HISTORY/ INTODUCTION: 8:14-17 THE HEALING OF PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW Jesus came to Peter's house and saw that his wife's mother (Peter's mother-in-law) was lying down sick with fever. SHIP. Church. 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