The journey to the other side would have normally taken a couple of hours. There are three parts, based on the three things that were said. At its deepest it is about 160 feet deep, depending on the fluctuation over the years. . It is the same power that stills the noise of the sea, and the tumult of fear, Ps 65:7. When I was four, a tornado went through our subdivision. they sailed was probably a small open boat with sails, such as was 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). Could they hope, in such a craft, to survive such a storm? _Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him._ After The disciples witnessed the many miracles of Jesus. The story is placed here in chapter 8 no doubt to be a part of this demonstration of Jesus authority. texts that aren't in the lectionary A stillness more than the stillness of peace, though doubtless, in their circumstances, that would be blessed and deep. 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. The seven woes are addressed to the teachers of the law and Pharisees; in one of the woes, He calls them "blind guides" ( Matthew 23:16 ). Matthews just isnt the one. When the storm came up, He was asleep, but they were in a panic. A BOAT. Gates of Prayer Maclaren, D.D. And it would have been powered by a sail. Matthew 8:23-27 (my translation) 23 As he boarded the boat, his students followed him. 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. It is a sign of His true manhood, of His toil up to the very edge of His strength. 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. Professed disciples tested. When His disciples came to Jesus fearful of the stormy sea, He asks them Why are you afraid? INTRODUCTORY WORDS Of the way in which He may be expected to bring them through their trials at last.Viz. Very wise was its direction. Observe, They call him, Lord, and then pray, Save us. 2. The disciples marvel at the authority of Jesus - even the elements obey Him! Their response is amazement! The storm is contrasted with the calm after the miracle. They came and wakened him. When in a storm, the best thing to do is to cry out to Jesus. 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. The disciplesapparently with some reluctanceenter a ship. When evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake.". 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. The Lesson of the Storm - Matthew 8:23-27. If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. 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.". His G846 disciples G3101 followed And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.' 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. From a personal responsibility Jonah slept through the storm because his conscience was stupefied; but Christ as a tired child laying its head on its mothers lap. Are you not worth much more than they? International Sunday School. Upon this account, Christ is to be admired, that he has a commanding power even over winds and seas. HEALING OF PETER'S IV. Even something like the story of the battle of Deborah against Sisera (Judg. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. 8:27 And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of guy is this, that . Mount Hermon to the north is over 9,000 feet high, and the Dead Sea is about 1250 feet below sea level. through his teaching (chs. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. _And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples The wisest thing any disciple can do is follow Him wherever He leads. It is helpful to keep that in the back of your mind. Christ reproved them first, and then delivered them; this is his method, to prepare us for a mercy, and then to give it us. But a rearrangement of the order of the stories by Matthew for rhetorical or theological purposes is not a problem. They believed he could save them; they begged he would. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . eveningthere were other boats with Hima great storm He might truly be a man, but He is also clearly the Son of Man (see Matt. On the part of the Saviour a gracious response. To them it would doubtless have a different look. Even the winds and the waves obey Him!. CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion Matthew 8:2. They were in a panic when they came to Him, not in confidence. CHAPTER 8 Ver. Jesus calmed the storm to encourage their faith (v. 26). But God is portrayed as mightier than the raging seas (Ps. But be careful: they are not making things up to embellish the account. Christian ideas and practices 93). And He casts all into the form of a question, thus softening rebuke, and calming their terrors by the appeal to their common sense. What pity was in it! Jesus is the second Adam, as the Bible expresses it, beginning another racethe righteous seed. Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. GADARENE DEMONIACS Your email address will not be published. prayer 25 They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! 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). HIM. Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He . Then He calls them a name: oligopistoi meaning little faiths. This moniker is translated here as you men of little faith. Matthew records in Matthew 13. 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. in any co Matthew 8:16. "What he meant was: 'If you have faith enough, all difficulties can be solved, and even the hardest task can be accomplished.' Faith in God is the instrument which enables men to remove the hills of difficulty which block their path." We might imagine Mom or Dad saying cut it out! to the kids bickering in the back seat of the car. Save us is the language of faith; we perish is that of fear. ship where they were to suffer. Verses 23-27. you see the King amid the storms of nature. who followed Him must be ready to put all other considerations to JESUS STILLS THE STORM (8:23-27). 65:5-7; 89:9; 107:23-32. Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. 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. (Matthew 8:5 .) 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. Matthew remembers one thing that was said and records that. The story can also be looked at from the perspective of contrasts. Jesus also gives brief teachings about the hard road of following Him on earth. And behold, there arose a great te And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. At the end of His denunciations, He calls them "snakes" and "brood of vipers" (verse 33). part. And the surface of the lake is about 600 feet below sea level. Jesus will tell them that it takes sacrifice and it will involve them living by different standards. as dative after , the after this The story comes in a series of reports about Jesus authority in various areassickness, demons, death, and sin. 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). AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERED INTO A SHIP, HIS DISCIPLES FOLLOWED 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. They follow Jesus into the boat (R. V.). 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. Uniform Series Jesus is fast asleep. As a child, I had many nightmares about tornadoes. What is the meaning of those who were raised to life at Jesus' death (Matthew 27:52-53)? () of windthe waves beat into Ver 23. But Jesus was sleeping. _ 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? Matthew 8:23-27. 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. Note. Either way, the peril was great. And so his wording is meant to convey that the disciples did not have enough faith. (Note the words gave commandment in Matthew 8:18.) But here they were afraid. There was a great calm, all of a sudden. Matthew 8:28. It could have carried up to 15 men. Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and Matthew 8:18-27 MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll. p EXPOSITION 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. 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. This is the short episode in Matthews gospel where Jesus stills the storm. [Some questions on the text are here.] 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. faith Those who are passing with Christ over the ocean of this world, must expect . Jesus touched her hand and the fever left her. One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). They said among themselves What kind of man is this that even the wind and the sea obey Him? examples of its benefits. 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. We never read of Christs sleeping but at this time; he was in watchings often, and continued all night in prayer to God: this was a sleep, not of security, like Jonahs in a storm, but of holy serenity, and dependence upon his Father: he slept to show that he was really and truly man, and subject to the sinless infirmities of our nature: his work made him weary and sleepy, and he had no guilt, no fear within, to disturb his repose. 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. Image: St. This is a miracle by Christ, demonstrating His power over the storm. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. HEALING OF THE Chronologically, though, it has to come later in Jesus ministry, probably in the fall of the second year of his ministry (fall of 31 A.D.). Not the winds only but the waves are silent. Decapolis was a Is it beyond Him to help us? And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. The reason of it; Even the winds and the sea obey him. 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. politics That is, the eastern shore, home of the Decapolis City of Hippos, a Gentile city. And, behold, there came a leper and wife's mother. CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: it was To read about the Savior casting devils out of possessed men, see the commentary for Mark 5:1-20. church The boat that Jesus used to cross the sea was probably around this size. Matthew 13:18-23 - Explanation of the Parable of the Sower 270 Matthew 13:24-30 - The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds 271 In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. 8:23-27 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. We have already discussed the boat and the storm so that we do not need to reiterate that now. 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. Christ winnows men. liturgy What is the meaning of Matthew 8:21-22? All Scripture quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the New King James Version.) A FRIGHTENING SITUATION (Matthew 8:23-25) 23. The famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once penned the beautiful words, "Be still, sad heart! _When he was come down from the mountain, great Jesus was sleepin _aor. Home / Commentary / Matthew / Matthew Chapter 8 / Matthew 8:23-27. It hearkens back to what He told them recently in the Sermon on the Mount. To control them was to show sovereignty over the chaos that was in the universe. Imminent and sensible dangers will drive people to him who alone can help in time of need. 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. Christianity What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? (Matthew 8:27). 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. All this kind of material you can gather from a good dictionary. They awoke him with their prayers; Lord, save us, we perish. So the demons begged Him, saying, "If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.". Sunday school followed him. Healing of Men Possessed by Devils. Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 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 . The real hero in the story is Jesus whom the disciples worship (for the first time in Matthew) as the Son of God. . Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? faith hope and love Here we see the power of His word over nature. You can begin the study at any time. So, taking the three gospels together we get a wonderful reflection of their fear and the chaos in the boat. The disciplesapparently with some reluctanceenter a ship. Ver. 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