_And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples Jesus was sleepin _aor. ILLUS - Divine intervention on Snoqualmie Pass. That idea was important in the Bible, for the seas were always the symbol of chaos. Matthew 8:23-27. _And, behold, a leper,_ &c. This same miracle is He is also listed among the twelve, but without identification of his background, in Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13. 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. This story has long been valued by all true disciples of Christ. Let Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a Casting-out demons at Gadara. The Storm on the Lake. Jesus Words. And here Jesus is tired and sleeping, but He has control over nature (Matt. Christ, by commanding the seas, showed himself to be the same that made the world, when, at his rebuke, the waters fled (Ps 104:7-8), as now, at his rebuke, they fell. 25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, Lord, save us, were going to drown!. Shall we ever do so again? eveningthere were other boats with Hima great storm We are perishing!" And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?(Matthew 6:25-27). 24-25. He did not rebuke them for waking Him to ask Him to save them, but for waking Him in fear. When He did, the wind, the waves, the sea, everything became perfectly calm. The glory of the deliverance which Christ doth give to His people in their greatest strait is marvellous and far above all that they can apprehend ere it come. But it gives us also a clue that the storm, although only a storm, is a symptom of something else about nature. The nature of their appeal, when they came to make it, was in full accord with such feelings. What is it being saved to? Why are ye fearful?8. The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 THE STILLING OF THE TEMPEST (Mark 4:36 *, Luke 8:23). And yet the disciples were looking at a man, a human being, who had some special kind of authority over nature. small open row boat, large enough mary nolan nashville, tennessee; simon every annastacia palaszczuk; Projetos. See. It could have carried up to 15 men. What is the meaning of Matthew 8:21-22? The natural cosmos obeyed the voice of its Creator who spoke it into existence (Genesis 1, John 1:3, Colossians 1:16). 4:38. But God is portrayed as mightier than the raging seas (Ps. Observe, They call him, Lord, and then pray, Save us. And they took Him along in a boat, just as He was. He was likely tired from the long day of preaching, dealing with the crowds, healing, and casting out demons. The sea denotes the world, the winds He never sets He had already done miracles by His powerful word, and now here He did another over the storm. (Matthew 8:5 .) Jesus is fast asleep. 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. When His disciples came to Jesus fearful of the stormy sea, He asks them Why are you afraid? 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! Jesus sleep is significant to consider for a moment. When he embarked on the boat, his disciples followed him. 3. worship. Here it simply reports that they went with Him in the boat. The Healing of the Leper. The Lesson of the Storm - Matthew 8:23-27. Jesus has also addressed a couple of would-be disciples, with remarks that underscore the costs of following Jesus. What manner of man is this? etc.David Dickson. The best authorities omit the definite article. What is the meaning of those who were raised to life at Jesus' death (Matthew 27:52-53)? 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. As had previously been pointed out to the would be disciples, those Jesus Calmed the Sea. It is a sign of His true manhood, of His toil up to the very edge of His strength. 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. MATTHEWS *GOSPEL Jesus will tell them that it takes sacrifice and it will involve them living by different standards. are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples ( Matt. Matthew 8. This theme of controlling the seas was stressed in Job 38:8-11. Matthew 8:23-27 - World English Bible. 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. is the fullest; note how both the others omit the reproach of Mark Acts. religion The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. Then, after this Jesus rebuked the winds and the waves and they became calm. CHAPTER 8 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. The word that calms the storm.Christ yields to the cry of an imperfect faith, and so strengthens it. What other person can speak and have the winds and the waves obey His voice? 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 . Let these be hushed, there would be terror no more. And it would have been powered by a sail. but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them:. 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. The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. This is the short episode in Matthews gospel where Jesus stills the storm. [Some questions on the text are here.] It is not large, but you could get twelve or so men into the boat fairly easily, but not a whole lot more. The use of the word rebuke is interesting and deserves some study. Mt. FAITHFUL Matthew 8:23-27 INTRODUCTION It is hard to amaze people today. Which was got ready by his 16:21-23; based on Daniel 7:13-14). When storms come we tend to waver in our faith. Luke both place the incident after the series of parables which St. Chapter s 8-9. _When he was come down from the mountain, great 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. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. Now. The church must believe Christ to be God and able to deliver them. CLOSER READING: In verse 24, the storm that happens is literally a quake the Greek word that gives us our words seismograph and seismic. There was a great calm, all of a sudden. who followed Him must be ready to put all other considerations to JESUS STILLS THE STORM (8:23-27). 24. St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: it was Jesuss rebuke of the disciples serves as a wakeup call to them. He also had faith in His Fathers protection even in the midst of a violent storm upon the sea. 8). Their response is amazement! 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. As He lay asleep He showed the weakness of manhood; but He woke to manifest the power of indwelling Divinity. Matthew 8:23-27 . CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's 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). Judaism Some scholars try to analyze the stories to determine which of these things the disciples really said, and how the report got muddled by one or more of the gospel writers. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Matthew 8:23. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . Imminent and sensible dangers will drive people to him who alone can help in time of need. Should they not, in any case, wake Him out of His sleep? 1 You will no doubt see the word synoptic frequently in studying the Gospels. multitudes followed him. But the disciples plea Lord, save us, we are perishing! voices Matthews theology, too. But the men marvelled. 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 Stilling of the Tempest. He does not find fault with them for being fearful, but for being so fearful as to let their fear cover their faith, just as the waves were doing the boat. In form, of course,and in effect alsothis was to them a rebuke. and cease repining; Behind the cloud is the sun still shining; Thy fate is a common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall.". Whither else should they go? 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. In between their request and their amazement is Jesus rebuke of their weak faith. King James Version(KJV) I. When you compare stories in these three gospels, remember that the writers have the freedom to summarize the speeches or to put the sayings in their own words. Similarly, but a little more problematic, Jesus rebuke of the disciples is stated differently in the gospels. Throughout these episodes we see Jesuss power over sickness, His power over a storm, and His power over the spiritual realm. How exactly calculated to begin quieting the storm of feeling within them! Sea thinking about the Bible This was the Messiah, the one everyone believed would be the Lord of all the earth. Jesus spoke directly to the natural order of the elements and the weather. . FEB 24 WILSON BOMBSHELL And now we know more about why so many people dislike Russell Wilson. [3.] But Jesus was sleeping. 3.) "Behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea." Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. Should we be baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)? Let us remember: Even when you are following Jesus, you may go through the storms of life. When Jesus calmed the storm, then, He was demonstrating that He has the power of heaven at His command. 93). Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples (Mt 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 affronted there. It is a simple word made up of syn, with, and optics, vision, sight. Not the waves only but the lingering swell by which such waves were usually followed. It is the same power that stills the noise of the sea, and the tumult of fear, Ps 65:7. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead." -Matthew 8:21-22. The story comes in a series of reports about Jesus authority in various areassickness, demons, death, and sin. All of nature is under His authority, indeed, everything is under His feet. He has no rebuke for their rude awaking. Whenever sozo is used, it is important to ask three questions. GADARENE DEMONIACS 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? Many that have true faith are weak in it, and it does but little. As water filled the hull, Jesus was asleep. A sudden and Even the winds and the waves obey Him!. The Lord sits upon the floods, and is mightier than the noise of many waters. 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. We have already noted how the speeches give us the meaning of the flow of the story. (1.) 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