It is a sign of His true manhood, of His toil up to the very edge of His strength. 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. His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. Jesus then decides to take His ministry to the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee to the Greco-Roman province called the Decapolis. If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. Should we be baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)? 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. I have always been frightened by tornadoes. 2. And when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. over the wind and the waves. THE STORM ON THE LAKE. . It hearkens back to what He told them recently in the Sermon on the Mount. 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. In between their request and their amazement is Jesus rebuke of their weak faith. CHAPTER 8 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. 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. 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. 1. He asks them why their faith is so small and . 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. As Matthew is proving with his gospel, this man was God, the One who created the wind and the waves and all things. What is it being saved from? IV. Matthew 8:18 multitudes followed him. 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. commonly used for fishing on the lake. of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on Sunday school This is one reason why He chose to designate Himself as the Son of Man, a Messianic title from Daniel 7:13-14 to be sure, but also a way of describing Himself as the authentic man, invested with power, humble, obedient, and finally exalted. But as is often the case in the gospels, words like this are retained in the Christian community with added meaning. Spurgeon Gems - C. H. Spurgeon Sermons & Other Resources 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. Christ and his disciples no sooner put forth to sea, At the end of His denunciations, He calls them "snakes" and "brood of vipers" (verse 33). reading related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). We do not know if the two men who approached Jesus got into the boat with Him or if they decided to stay. WISE DISCIPLES - Vs. 23. Matthew 8:27. Their admiration of Christ; What manner of man is this! Not exactly a sales pitch. There was now as great a stillness in the hearts of those who looked on as there was in the elements round about them. Christ stilling the tempest.. The text is brief, and we have already noted several things about it, so this part of the study should be brief as well. 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. Jesus rebuked the disciples for their weak faith. The storm is contrasted with the calm after the miracle. 65:5-7; 89:9; 107:23-32. We do not follow a simple itinerant preacher from Galilee; we follow Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God. Psalm 16:1-4 meaning. It is now on display in a lovely new museum there on the shores of the lake at Genneseret. 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 he had given, 93). All this is a symbol of our individual lives, as well as of the history of the church.A. The Lord sits upon the floods, and is mightier than the noise of many waters. Matthew showed Jesus authority by what he taught in Chapter s 5-7. What they are being saved from is physical death, by drowning. ship they were about to be sunk by a storm. Do we think they huddled, decided on a precise wording to use in their approach to waking Jesus, and then in unison or by representative said their one sentence? Matthew mosaic, All Hallows, Allerton, by Rodhullandemu [CC BY-SA] via Wikimedia Commons. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. The disciples fear for their lives and wake Jesus to ask Him to save them. There arose a very great storm, Mt 8:24. The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. in any co Matthew 8:16. He did not rebuke them for waking Him to ask Him to save them, but for waking Him in fear. 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. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. act. Stilling of the waves. Here we see the power of His word over nature. is the fullest; note how both the others omit the reproach of Mark 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 He has no rebuke for their rude awaking. Matthew 8:23-27 meaning. It is helpful also to get all the facts straight in the event before looking at the point of the story in the passage. The Lesson of the Storm - Matthew 8:23-27. Matthew 8:23-34. verb is superfluous. 1.) The best authorities omit the definite article. You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, of CHRIST. 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. From a He slept not so much with a desire to be refreshed, as with a design to be awaked. And, look Matthew 8:23-27 The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. Matthew 8:23-27 - World English Bible. Many would be content to go the land-way to heaven, that will rather stand still, or go back, than venture upon a dangerous sea; but those that would rest with Christ hereafter must follow him now wherever he leads them, into a ship or into a prison, as well as into a palace. It is easy to see how these men--some of them seasoned fishermen--would have been terrified in a storm in a boat like that. Tuesday in the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time. Luke, who did research in writing his gospel, traced the memory of something else that was said. ENTERED INTO A CHAPTER 8 What does this mean for us? The Healing of the Image: St. While the disciples were with Jesus on the Sea of Galilee, a great storm arose. Can we hope ever to get to the other side of this cloud? It can do no harm, and, for the present, may blow as it listeth, while He gives the trembling disciples a lesson. sing. So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. Be still! (4:39); and the disciples were terrified (4:41) and asked Who is this? (4:41). 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. [2.] 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. We might imagine Mom or Dad saying cut it out! to the kids bickering in the back seat of the car. Benson Commentary. When storms come we tend to waver in our faith. 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). Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. 24-25. This passage does not quote from the Old Testament, so we are left to make connections with the themeone who controls the elements of nature by His word. 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. Matthew 9:1-8. Jesus Words. II. Either way, the peril was great. Now observe here. All Scripture quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the New King James Version.) 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. The journey to the other side would have normally taken a couple of hours. Matthew 8:23-27. The boat that Jesus used to cross the sea was probably around this size. I myself was ready to take a group out on the lake in a boat but we had to cancel because there were fifteen foot waves on the other side. mary nolan nashville, tennessee; simon every annastacia palaszczuk; Projetos. Their words are interesting: Lord, save us. In their experience this was a simple and urgent request. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . There arose a very great storm, Mt 8:24. The event took place after Jesus and His disciples had crossed the Sea of Galilee and Jesus had calmed the storm ( Matt 8:23-27, Mark 4:36-4 and Luke 8:22-25) The demoniacs had been living in the tombs and came out ( Matt 8:28, Mark 5:2, Luke 8:27) The demons spoke to Jesus ( Mat 8:29, Mark 5:7, Luke 8:28) Jesus drove the demons out of the men . A storm arose while the disciples were following their Master. Their prayer has life in it, Lord, save us, we perish. In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. dat. 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. (Matthew 8:1 .) In Matthews gospel, it is also followed by Jesuss calling Levi, and subsequently identifying the twelve. So, in this version, we dont seem meant to assume that Levi/Matthew was in the boat when this happened. 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. CHAPTER 8. 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. Behold the man, in his human nature, sleeping! The 29th psalm is also a good one to connect with this study. 2.) The disciplesapparently with some reluctanceenter a ship. 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. "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." The boat which probably to their nautical eyes seemed too small for its work. His dislike of their fears: Why are ye fearful? 1. David turns to the Lord for his safety and refuge and acknowledges that the only path to true safety is in the Lord. worship. Is it beyond Him to help us? _When the even was come, they brought unto him many that That is, the eastern shore, home of the Decapolis City of Hippos, a Gentile city. better rendering. Then He calls them a name: oligopistoi meaning little faiths. This moniker is translated here as you men of little faith. Matthew 8:23-27. 3. We are perishing!". And they went and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! 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. Longfellow is rightrain comes at different times to all of us. 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 story can also be looked at from the perspective of contrasts. Mount Hermon to the north is over 9,000 feet high, and the Dead Sea is about 1250 feet below sea level. 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. What is there lacking except in your faith? One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). 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