Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion Matthew 8:2. But Jesus was sleeping. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Jesus has also addressed a couple of would-be disciples, with remarks that underscore the costs of following Jesus. Similarly, but a little more problematic, Jesus rebuke of the disciples is stated differently in the gospels. The writer to the Hebrews quotes from that 8th psalm, and then says, Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him, but we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor . He shows complete trust in the protection of God, whereas the disciples are seen to be of little faith. They seem to have needed constant experiences for their faith. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. and tempests shew the attempts of the wicked spirits to overturn the Luke says that one day Jesus said to His disciples, Let us go over to the other side of the lake (8:22); He fell asleep (8:23); and when the storm came up they were in great danger (8:23). over the wind and the waves. God He rebuked the winds and the sea (Matthew 8:26). (Matthew 8:5 .) Home / Commentary / Matthew / Matthew Chapter 8 / Matthew 8:23-27. (2.) Whither else should they go? We are dealing with a sudden storm on the Sea of Galilee. We have a sudden storm in the middle of the lake; the little fishing boat is about to go down; and the group of disciples are thrown into a panic, yelling all kinds of things. This becomes the powerful thrust of the passage to all subsequent believers. Mt. Observe, They call him, Lord, and then pray, Save us. 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? We are perishing!" 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. Why are ye fearfultimorousye little-faithed souls? politics As they cross the sea, a great storm arises and threatens to sink their boat and drown them all. Christ and his disciples no sooner put forth to sea, but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them: a tempest books Maclaren, D.D. Ye, my disciples? multitudes followed him. Verses 2327 Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples ( Matt. As that other man we meet in the Gospels, I beseech Jesus, 'Help my little faith, so weak yet so trusting'. The psalm closes by reminding the reader that God sat sovereignly at the great Flood (Gen. 6-8). From this instance we see, that great faith in the habit may appear little in act and exercise. Of course not. 24. Revelation 21 Seems To Be After The Millennium Where It Says There Will Be No Pain Or Tears. 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. There is the terror of the disciples and the composure of Jesus who is asleep! The men were amazed, and said, What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?. Masters orders. Matthews just isnt the one. In one sense, the present scene of the calming of the storm is even more striking. This tells us about the cosmic scope of Jesuss authority. Lord of wind and sea, the one in whom all was created is the one who creates The Lord seems to sleep, when he permits his Church What a beautiful representation is here given of the two-fold nature through his teaching (chs. This indicates the severity of this storm. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. But as is often the case in the gospels, words like this are retained in the Christian community with added meaning. He delays His help that He may try our faith and quicken our prayers. I ask for simple trust, and share in the Apostles' wonder at the power present in the person of Jesus. In our story Jesus must have gotten into the boat in the region of Capernaum, on the north west shore, because He got out of the boat on the other side near Kursi (on the eastern shore about half way down the coast). 3. 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. He shows them and us the reason for overwhelming fear as being the deficiency in our faith. And he said to them, Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?. The disciples fear and panic is contrasted with Jesus sleeping on the boat. An agitated appeal.The occasion of this was a great tempesta sort of convulsion (a ) in that sea. Part. That sleep may have a symbolical meaning for us. Matthew 5:1, JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; part. He woke at the moment he was really needed, and calmed the waters. (2.) (1.) best- MATTHEWS GOOD NEWS This one truly has authority. of life. 24. love We are feeling swamped by the waves, while God apparently sleeps, not really interested or aware of our lot. 1.) This excited their astonishment (Mt 8:27); The men marvelled. So when you come upon apparent discrepancies in the narratives (and some interpreters like to exploit these as errors), remember that the writers have a certain amount of freedom to put things in their own words, or to summarize, or to select only parts of the event for their book. ( after ). This seems to be in response to the press of the crowd, and makes sense of the otherwise sudden reference to the boat in verse 23. The Healing of the Leper. 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. It is the basic cry to the Lord for help by a needy people. This is at once one of the situations they would get to know Jesus; by hearing him and watching him with Stilling of the waves. 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. Uniform Series 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). prayer, conversation and reading can all enhance and increase our knowledge When the sayings were particularly important teachings, or teachings that were repeated frequently, then they might put more of the exact phrasing in their gospel reports. Of course, in the Old Testament, this is descriptive of the LORD God. He that can do this, can do anything, can do enough to encourage our confidence and comfort in him, in the most stormy day, within or without, Isa 26:4. 1. A question that may very well have been accompanied by others. there, a hand outstretched to save us from anxiety, darkness and despair. There arose a very great storm, Mt 8:24. GODHEAD, in his divine nature, rebuking the winds and sea. (Matthew 8:1 .) They did not want to drown. 12). Kyrie soson, Lord, save, became a part of the liturgical language of the church. 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). A fishing boat from the first century A.D. that was discovered on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in 1986 was 27 feet long and 7.5 feet wide. Many that have true faith are weak in it, and it does but little. Could they hope, in such a craft, to survive such a storm? wisdom While Jesus sleeps, a violent storm rages and the disciples are fearing for their lives. p EXPOSITION After His conversations with two reluctant followers, Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea. CLOSER READING: In verse 24, the storm that happens is literally a quake the Greek word that gives us our words seismograph and seismic. Am I of little or of great faith? We will always struggle with fears in this life, because the world is not a safe place. Reflection, Jesus rebuke of the disciples is contrasted with Jesus rebuke of the storm. The reason of it; Even the winds and the sea obey him. 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. Matthew 8:23-27. 1. IV. worshipped him,_ The message of the passage is rather straightforward: Jesus has authority over nature. worship, What alls here: notes, quotes, questions, and thoughts on what I read from where I read it . 2. . And often He answers our prayers in ways that we can only marvel, and say, What manner of man is this?. The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 Jonah slept through the storm because his conscience was stupefied; but Christ as a tired child laying its head on its mothers lap. The boat which probably to their nautical eyes seemed too small for its work. 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? 2. On the one hand, as natural to men who did not know how many moments they had to live, it was exceedingly brief and abrupt. 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. STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. 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. There is the chaos of the storm and the dead calm which follows after the intervention of Jesus. 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. 4). It provides another significant part to the portrayal of the King: He is not just a king over the people of Israel; rather, He is king over all nature as well. ", Sacred Space is a ministry of the Irish Jesuits. (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. In different III. 3. He shares three examples of Jesus miraculously healing people during His ministry in Capernaum. Dr Ross joined the faculty of Beeson Divinity School in 2002 as Beeson Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); hermeneutics /hmnjutks/ (n.pl. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. When you pray you are not alone. The disciples, several of whom were experienced fishermen, were unable to bring the boat safely to shore and became fearful for their lives. 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. eveningthere were other boats with Hima great storm MATTHEW 8:23-34 LESSON: ASTONISHING AUTHORITY February 10, 2019 HISTORY/ INTODUCTION: 8:14-17 THE HEALING OF PETERS MOTHER-IN-LAW Jesus came to Peters house and saw that his wifes mother (Peters mother-in-law) was lying down sick with fever. *MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:19:38 Kingdom Power Demonstrated. But Jesus was sleeping. No sooner was the storm up, but their fears were up, and they were as much overset with their boisterous passions, as the vessel was with the tempestuous winds; and accordingly Christ rebukes the tempest within, and then the tempest without: first he calms their hearts, and then the seas. Do Those Who Commit Suicide Go To Hell? The disciples said all these things and probably more as well. the science or art of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures. Matthew 8:23-27 Resume Prayer Some thoughts on today's scripture Many of us have often found ourselves swamped by huge waves of apathy, terror, doubt, despair, addiction, and And, behold, there came a leper_ 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.). Being weary, He falls asleep.4. Of all the gospel writers Matthew is the most orderly. As Matthew is proving with his gospel, this man was God, the One who created the wind and the waves and all things. He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of Christian living 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. How exactly calculated to begin quieting the storm of feeling within them! In prayer THE STORM ON THE LAKE MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Matthew 8:23. Matthew 8, Wesley's Explanatory Notes, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, produced by John Wesley between 1754 and 1765, has stood the test of time. Think about it. Lord, save us! Image: St. Note, Christ is a Nonesuch; every thing in him is admirable: none so wise, so mighty, so amiable, as he. Upon arrival he casts out two demons. Matthew's Gospel is the Gospel of the Kingdom, and of the King. But gradually as we learn more and more in the faith, as the disciples did over several years, we will become bolder and more confident in the Lord (look at the confidence of the disciples in Acts 2-4). The Healing of the We might remember Matthew emphasizes the way Jesus fulfills scriptural prophecies, and structures the narrative around long teaching passages interspersed with narrative sections, which especially emphasize Jesuss authority. 23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. Does He care for us at all? They are not contradictory statements; they are not discrepancies. 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