Shall we ever do so again? Jesus Kyrie soson, Lord, save, became a part of the liturgical language of the church. HEALING OF THE Should they not, in any case, wake Him out of His sleep? 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. But that does not make much sense, for these seasoned sailors thought they were going to drown right up to the moment that Jesus calmed the storm. The disciples application made to him; they awake him with a sad outcry Lord, save us: we perish. that destroy relationships or make my plight worse. 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? HIS DISCIPLES - Not merely 6. Dormant power.In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. darkness - in the storms of life. beat into the ship He _a ship_ Rather, THE ship or fishing-boat, i. e. the boat which Jesus . GADARENE DEMONIACS Our prayer leads us from love to knowledge, the knowledge of the Christ and his disciples no sooner put forth to sea, but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them: a tempest arose, and the ship was covered with waves. (LogOut/ There was now as great a stillness in the hearts of those who looked on as there was in the elements round about them. A typical boat on the Sea of Galilee was relatively small. 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. 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. 8:18 ), that they should depart to the other side of the sea of Tiberias , into the country of Gadara, in the tribe of And here Jesus is tired and sleeping, but He has control over nature (Matt. says that Jesus crossed the sea on the evening of the day the pa Matthew 8:23. (Matthew 8:5 .) St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was wisdom disciples, or hired by them for his use, according to the directions Mark, who relied on Peters report, recorded another. A rebuke, first, to the disciples themselves. Matthew 8:23-27. There are three parts, based on the three things that were said. Our Lord, as He took on Him our nature, so also He subjected Himself to our natural and sinless infirmities. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. 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. Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. These narratives make a large leap forward in the On the part of the Saviour a gracious response. [So I could not help thinking of a tsunami.] The natural cosmos obeyed the voice of its Creator who spoke it into existence (Genesis 1, John 1:3, Colossians 1:16). Matthew 8 Healing, Teaching, and Miracles A. Jesus cleanses a leper. But Jesus was sleeping. He had already done miracles by His powerful word, and now here He did another over the storm. When His disciples came to Jesus fearful of the stormy sea, He asks them Why are you afraid? Ver. The Lord sits upon the floods, and is mightier than the noise of many waters. What does Jesus say to you? And, behold, there came a leper_ THE STORMY SEA. For additional references, see Pss. evening-there were other little ships-a great storm of wind the waves There was a great calm (Matthew 8:26). Is it beyond Him to help us? Teach me that, Lord. HEALING OF PETER'S (Matthew 8:23-27 KJV). The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. 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). We do not follow a simple itinerant preacher from Galilee; we follow Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God. Am I of little or of great faith? The Winds and the Waves Obey His Will (Matthew 8:23-27) Storms terrify many people. 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. 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! It is used usually against things that ought not to be, such as the weak faith of the disciples. Does being in the boat with a sleeping Jesus resonate in any way with situations in my own life? Matthew says that Jesus said to them, You of little faith, why are you so afraid? Mark says, Why are you so afraid? A double rebuke given by our Saviour. Their petition is, Lord, save us. Because people are perishing in spiritual chaos. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. Now observe here. 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. striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has "L A SHIP. It could have carried up to 15 men. Matthew 8:18 And they went and woke him, saying, Save, Lord; we are perishing.. He chose to go by water. 1. 2. This sea, or better lake, is in the north of the land of Israel; it is the only fresh water lake in the land, and so a great place for fishing. John has a different view of the life of Christ and so is not always being paralleled. There is the terror of the disciples and the composure of Jesus who is asleep! For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Acts. of life. Matthew 8:23. So with all three accounts we have a full picture of what took place. If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. Jesus Words. () of windthe waves beat into Ver 23. The freshwater sea is only about 13 miles long and 8 miles across. Then, after this Jesus rebuked the winds and the waves and they became calm. Structure. IV. Jesus is the second Adam, as the Bible expresses it, beginning another racethe righteous seed. What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? (Matthew 8:27). Jesus has also given instructions to cross to the other side of the lake, in verse 18. 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. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 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. _And, behold, a leper,_ &c. This same miracle is We know not the way of the wind (Joh 3:8), much less can we control it; but he that bringeth forth the wind out of his treasury (Ps 135:7), when it is out, gathers it into his fists, Pr 30:4. abs._ (EGT) . 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. It is the basic cry to the Lord for help by a needy people. 'Lord save us, we are perishing!' Was it lack of discernment? What a wondrous application of His power (6) And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 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. I let my look rest on the desperate situations in my present life, or that of the world, and let this cry well up from the depths of my heart. And the comforting thing is that even in our fears and terrors, our weak faith, we may cry to the Lord: Lord, if you are willing, save/heal/deliver/protect . Judaism faith hope and love We accept the chronology of Mark, who explicitly out the important; overwhelmed by feelings of panic, I can say and do things Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. 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. From this instance we see, that great faith in the habit may appear little in act and exercise. You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, How came we ever to question His power? Change). A stillness more than the stillness of peace, though doubtless, in their circumstances, that would be blessed and deep. It is always good to pay close attention to the exact words of Jesus in a passage. 23. [1.] The story can also be looked at from the perspective of contrasts. In these nature miracles, though, Jesus was demonstrating what God had intended for humans to be. Matthew Chapter 8. And yet the disciples were looking at a man, a human being, who had some special kind of authority over nature. 4:38. Jesus was sleepin _aor. Why are things with us thus? 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. 27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! _When the even was come, they brought unto him many that Jesus spoke directly to the natural order of the elements and the weather. God 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's Was it want of concern? An agitated appeal.The occasion of this was a great tempesta sort of convulsion (a ) in that sea. ship where they were to suffer. [2.] of CHRIST. 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. .(2:5-9). Observe, (1.) Matthews just isnt the one. What manner of man is this? etc.David Dickson. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, Save us, Lord; we are perishing. 26 And he said to them, Why are you afraid, O you of little faith? Mk. Matthew's Gospel is the Gospel of the Kingdom, and of the King. That means the valley drops sharply to the desert region in such a short distance. 3. 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. as dative after , the after this He never sets It was, however, the boat from which he had been teaching (Mark 4:36). eveningthere were other boats with Hima great storm And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed And he said to them, Why are you afraid, you of little faith? I acknowledge my weak faith, my fear that Jesus is asleep while the gale threatens to overwhelm me. 26 Jesus responded, Why are you 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. As we will see, the men in the boat didnt fully catch on to who Jesus was until after He rose from the dead. Fear is irrational if we can exercise faith. The other rebuke was but the sequel to this; its complement, as it were. 2. And the surface of the lake is about 600 feet below sea level. call to worship That sleep may have a symbolical meaning for us. _dat. This is the background we need as we turn to Matthew 8:23-27. Psalm 8 had said that God made man a little lower than the angels and gave him dominion over creation. Over the next several years they treated and preserved it. out his material haphazardly. grace The disciples went and woke him, saying, 'Lord, save us! TEXT: 8:23-27 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. 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. Matthew records in Matthew 13. Not the winds only but the waves are silent. The language of their fear; they looked upon their case as desperate, and gave up all for lost; they had received a sentence of death within themselves, and this they plead, We perish, if thou dost not save us; look upon us therefore with pity.. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERED INTO. 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 It is now on display in a lovely new museum there on the shores of the lake at Genneseret. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. Let these be hushed, there would be terror no more. II. 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. One day in teaching class I was instructing students about the form of their homework assignment. And when he was entered into a ship. Let the sinners in Zion be afraid, let heathen mariners tremble in a storm, but you shall not be so. They had been long acquainted with the sea, and never saw a storm so immediately turned into a perfect calm, in all their lives. 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. 2. Section 16 It is a reminder that Jesus was truly human. We have already prayed Mark's version of this story on 21st June. I. Christs sleep in the storm.His calm slumber is contrasted with the hurly-burly of the tempest and the fear of the crew. 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