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. And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 3.) This excited their astonishment (Mt 8:27); The men marvelled. justice that destroy relationships or make my plight worse. as dative after , the after this always used. . He sleeps, but He never oversleeps, and there are no too-lates with Him. he calms us too, maybe not immediately but when we really need him he is Jesus has also given instructions to cross to the other side of the lake, in verse 18. Have there been occasions in my own life when I invoked the Lords help and he restored peace and calm to my troubled waters? Those that can lay their heads upon the pillow of a clear conscience, may sleep quietly and sweetly in a storm (Ps 4:8), as Peter, Ac 12:6. Were going to drown! 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. Here, not only do we have a seeing of Gods power present in Jesus but we have a witnessing of the Creators power in actual operation on the water-element. They said among themselves What kind of man is this that even the wind and the sea obey Him? It will indicate that Jesus did the miracle not only to authenticate His claims, but also to build their faith. There is the terror of the disciples and the composure of Jesus who is asleep! Nothing is impossible for Him. Matthews just isnt the one. Then, after standing up, He reprimanded the winds and the lake, and they became incredibly calm. The disciples said all these things and probably more as well. There arose a very great storm, Mt 8:24. (Delivered Sunday, August 28, 2005 at Change). Jesus Calms a Storm 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A double rebuke given by our Saviour. (2.) So, taking the three gospels together we get a wonderful reflection of their fear and the chaos in the boat. 23. 's narrative He was exhausted from His ministry with the crowds, and so in the boat He was asleep during the storm. He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of Christ may sleep when his church is in a storm, but he will not outsleep himself: the time, the set time to favour his distressed church, will come, Ps 102:13. His disciples followed him; the twelve kept close to him, when others staid behind upon the terra firma, where there was sure footing. The story is placed here in chapter 8 no doubt to be a part of this demonstration of Jesus authority. The story can also be looked at from the perspective of contrasts. The Winds and the Waves Obey His Will (Matthew 8:23-27) Storms terrify many people. Who is this man, the disciples asked each other. Why are ye fearful?8. 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. It is how we refer to the first three Gospels that have the same basic presentation of the account of Jesus, although with variations. Instead, he simply exercised divine authority in daily lifelike when he literally commanded a storm to be still and all of nature hastened to obey him (Matthew 8:23-27). in any co Matthew 8:16. Many of us have often found ourselves swamped by huge waves of apathy, terror, doubt, despair, addiction, and distraction. But as you are studying Matthews account, only the points that Matthew makes should be your basic Bible study, because you are studying the passage in the way he wrote it in his gospel. And yet despite this miraculous calming of the storm those disciples could at times still be as faith-less as they had been in that boat beforehand. Similarly, but a little more problematic, Jesus rebuke of the disciples is stated differently in the gospels. Mount Hermon to the north is over 9,000 feet high, and the Dead Sea is about 1250 feet below sea level. To them it would doubtless have a different look. Bible Why are you so afraid? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. 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? This indicates the severity of this storm. We can all become discouraged by our doubts and by our difficulty in believing in Jesus, in his message, in his power. His dislike of their fears: Why are ye fearful? Great storms of doubt, and fear in the soul, under the power of the spirit of bondage, sometimes end in a wonderful calm, created and spoken by the Spirit of adoption. St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: it was hermeneutics It is helpful to keep that in the back of your mind. He rebukes the wind; the former he did as the God of grace, and the Sovereign of the heart, who can do what he pleases in us; this he did as the God of nature, the Sovereign of the world, who can do what he pleases for us. WIFE'S MOTHER AND MANY OTHERS. It is the same power that stills the noise of the sea, and the tumult of fear, Ps 65:7. In prayer Being weary, He falls asleep.4. If so, was my faith weakened or strengthened by having this experience? In this case, what is being saved is the disciples physical lives. And sometimes they can summarize a saying by putting it into a question when it was an assertion, or by making it negative when it was positive--they are trying to capture what was said, but capture it in a way their individual audiences would best understand it. 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. worshipped him,_ and tempests shew the attempts of the wicked spirits to overturn the 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. Out on the Sea of Galilee in a boat, Jesus is sleeping soundly. After this brief chastisement, Jesus, then got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. 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. Matthew 8:23-27 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 p EXPOSITION He emphasizes this point with the exclamation And behold. All this kind of material you can gather from a good dictionary. What is my attitude towards my own death? Many that have true faith are weak in it, and it does but little. 2. . And often He answers our prayers in ways that we can only marvel, and say, What manner of man is this?. 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. To the winds and seas; next to the fears of his disciples; He rebukes the winds and seas and instantly they are calm; when the sea was as furious as a madman, Christ by his divine power calms it. books Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. . A gracious response.For gracious it wasmost graciousthough in the form of rebuke. As they crossed, Matthew tells his readers that a great storm suddenly arose on the sea. They had been with Jesus for over a year now (judging from the chronology); they should have had more confidence after hearing all His teachings and seeing all the miracles He did (little faith is also used in 6:30; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20; and Luke 12:28). 1-4. But Jesus was sleeping. semi-independent confeder CHRONOLOGY. 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. The Fear is irrational if we can exercise faith. The ship in which Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27 Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational A Helper In The Time Of Storm Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011 based on 4 ratings | 8,635 views Sometimes God leads His children into storms. 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. 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! _HILDA BRIGHT_ And they went and woke him, saying, Save, Lord; we are perishing.. Christian living 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. Even something like the story of the battle of Deborah against Sisera (Judg. It is a beautiful illustration of His ways of dealing with those that are His. through his teaching (chs. 24. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. Now the boat would not be a large one. Christ rebukes his disciples fears; Why are ye fearful? dat. Matthew continues to present Jesus as the God-man sent from heaven, as Israels Messiah, and as the long-awaited King, the Son of David. 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. 2. But Jesus was sleeping. We have already prayed Mark's version of this story on 21st June. 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. you see the King amid the storms of nature. 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. 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. Others pretended to cure diseases, but he only undertook to command the winds. Dormant power.In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. He does not quench the dimly burning wick, but tends it and feeds it with oilby His inward gifts and by His answers to prayertill it burns up clear and smokeless, a faith without fear. violent squall, such as these small inland seas, surrounded with He woke at the moment he was really needed, and calmed the waters. THE STORM ON THE LAKE What is being saved? The disciples went and woke him, saying, 'Lord, save us! 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! HIS DISCIPLES FOLLOWED HIM into the ship, and th And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. He attacked the cause of their danger; the spring of their fears. We are perishing!. (2.) 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 psalm closes by reminding the reader that God sat sovereignly at the great Flood (Gen. 6-8). (G1684) , . That idea was important in the Bible, for the seas were always the symbol of chaos. Gospels; but St. Mark and St. Luke place them, as we have seen, after He does not chide them for disturbing him with their prayers, but for disturbing themselves with their fears. 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. 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. _When the even was come, they brought unto him many that Acts. 8:26 And He says to them, Barely-trusting guys, why are you intimidated?. (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. him. Maclaren, D.D. THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. Note, They who would learn to pray must go to sea. Now as for the sudden storms, these are fairly frequent. 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. reading the Bible 24. Christs disciples are apt to be disquieted with fears in a stormy day, to torment themselves with jealousies that things are bad with them, and dismal conclusions that they will be worse. We might imagine Mom or Dad saying cut it out! to the kids bickering in the back seat of the car. study questions 24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 65:5-7; 89:9; 107:23-32. The 29th psalm is also a good one to connect with this study. And the contrasts in this passage reflect the conflicts in the gospel itself, for Matthew likes to contrast Jesus with the limitations of ordinary people. Now observe here. One student asked another, What did he say? And the answer was, He said, dont write on the back. Well, if we were looking for a dictated or recorded transcript, that is not what I said. But He was asleep. evening-there were other little ships-a great storm of wind the waves An agitated appeal.The occasion of this was a great tempesta sort of convulsion (a ) in that sea. (LogOut/ 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, Lord, save us! For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 4:35. 5-13 Compare Luk_7:1-10. Observe, (1.) This fact seems to explain much that we read of in this case. the ship. He shows them and us the reason for overwhelming fear as being the deficiency in our faith. Jesus was accused of having a demon, but He cast out demons (Matt. out the important; overwhelmed by feelings of panic, I can say and do things wisdom By faith we might see through the storm to the quiet shore, and encourage ourselves with hope that we shall weather our point. As had previously been pointed out to the would be disciples, those 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). [3.] Our Lord, as He took on Him our nature, so also He subjected Himself to our natural and sinless infirmities. 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). CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion Matthew 8:2. Jesus rebukes the disciples for their lack of faith and calms 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 The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding 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). I stay with these words, pleading for Jesus' help. A small open rowboat, _And when He was entered into a ship._ faith 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? 23. Matthew 8:23-27 Theme: This passage teaches seven principles about trusting our sovereign Lord while we're in the midst of the storms of life. In these nature miracles, though, Jesus was demonstrating what God had intended for humans to be. Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Even the winds and the waves obey Him!. Kyrie soson, Lord, save, became a part of the liturgical language of the church. Of course, some of the more liberal writers would say it was simply a coincidence that the sudden storm would also have a quick ending, and Jesus, knowing that, rebuked it at the right moment. 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. It is a reminder that Jesus was truly human. From a And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 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. Are you not worth much more than they? The Storm on the Lake. This story has long been valued by all true disciples of Christ. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, Lord, save us! 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