3. Jesus was accused of having a demon, but He cast out demons (Matt. 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. Jesus Calmed the Sea. (Judges 6:13). 23. The readiest is that he found these associated with the Gadara incident, his main concern, in his source or sources, the whole group in the Apostolic . The king of that country was a Buddhist and was thoroughly intolerant to everything foreign, and Christ is definitely foreign to a Buddhist. (1.) 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Gates of Prayer PREVIOUS NEXT. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. 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. (Note the words gave commandment in Matthew 8:18.) The ship or fishing-boat, i.e. wisdom That strange blending of opposites is often repeated by us. 24-25. Matthew remembers one thing that was said and records that. 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 ). Healing of Men Possessed by Devils. Sunday School Lesson and Commentary Home. 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. So, taking the three gospels together we get a wonderful reflection of their fear and the chaos in the boat. .(2:5-9). Christ and his disciples no sooner put forth to sea, 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. GADARENE DEMONIACS The disciples ask the Lord to save them in the storm (23, 24). And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. Lesson Text: Matthew 8:23-27. And the surface of the lake is about 600 feet below sea level. 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. Matthew 8:23-27 (my translation) 23 As he boarded the boat, his students followed him. [3.] There are three parts, based on the three things that were said. AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERED INTO A SHIP, HIS DISCIPLES FOLLOWED It is a beautiful illustration of His ways of dealing with those that are His. All this is a symbol of our individual lives, as well as of the history of the church.A. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? 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. This story is similar to Matthew 8:23-27, where a storm threatened to sink the boat while Jesus slept. The faith that delighted the Lord Jesus is the absolute assurance that God is true to His spoken Word and to His written Word. Where was our faith? 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. The story can also be looked at from the perspective of contrasts. Mk. III. 24. When the storm came up, He was asleep, but they were in a panic. Jesus questions the disciples fear, calls them little faiths same word as last week and then rebukes or warns the wind and the waves. So the demons begged Him, saying, "If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.". 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. had given them wise instruction. Ensuring your father had a proper burial was among the . abs._ (EGT) . 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. You can begin the study at any time. The sea denotes the world, the winds WAVERING DISCIPLES - Vss. In these nature miracles, though, Jesus was demonstrating what God had intended for humans to be. 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. mary nolan nashville, tennessee; simon every annastacia palaszczuk; Projetos. 24 And look! in such a way as to learn far more both of His mercy and power; in such a way, therefore, as to reach a greater calm and deeper faith in the end; and to wonder, therefore, now as much at our former fears as we did at His slumber before. The disciples fear for their lives and wake Jesus to ask Him to save them. His disciples followed him; the twelve kept close to him, when others staid behind upon the terra firma, where there was sure footing. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. This is part of the overall presentation of the king in these chapters as one who has the authority to do all the things that He said He came to do. Could there, indeed, have been greater love consistent with truth? Each gospel writer includes some of the things that happened there in the boat. CHAPTER 8 time See his absolute dominion over all the creatures, which bespeaks both his honour, and the happiness of those that have him on their side. 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. 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. And they took Him along in a boat, just as He was. Matthew says that Jesus said to them, You of little faith, why are you so afraid? Mark says, Why are you so afraid? 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. Matthew 8:23-27 Mark 4:35-41 Luke 8:22-25. Christianity They came and wakened him. It is a simple misbelief to be too much afraid to perish in Christs company and service. WISE DISCIPLES - Vs. 23. ( after ). St. Marks language (Mark 4:38) puts this very bluntly indeed. you see the King amid the storms of nature. All of that is said to be the voice of the LORD (not of Baal, the storm god of Canaan where that storm was situated). And He casts all into the form of a question, thus softening rebuke, and calming their terrors by the appeal to their common sense. Now. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Matthew 8:23. II. A BOAT. semi-independent confeder GENERAL CHARACTER. . 2. Because people are perishing in spiritual chaos. When he embarked on the boat, his disciples followed him. Prior to Jesus' condemnation of the religious hypocrites, they had been following Him to test Him and . What is an excitement or fad today is quickly gone tomorrow. He also had faith in His Fathers protection even in the midst of a violent storm upon the sea. Jesus sleep is significant to consider for a moment. Finally, in verses 21 and 22, we see the final encounter of the text, "Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father.". Matthew 8:18 The story is placed here in chapter 8 no doubt to be a part of this demonstration of Jesus authority. Luke 14:26-27, John 12:26 . St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: it was Even the winds and the waves obey Him!. It is now on display in a lovely new museum there on the shores of the lake at Genneseret. It has all the marks and signatures of a miracle upon it; it is the Lords doing, and is marvellous in their eyes. Matthew 8:23-27. He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of The Stilling of the Tempest. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. and tempests shew the attempts of the wicked spirits to overturn the The great Baptist Missionary Adoniram Judson was in a Burmese prison for preaching the gospel. The best authorities omit the definite article. the ship. 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. Behold the man, in his human nature, sleeping! But that is a stilted bookish view and totally unrealistic. . 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. Matthew 8 Commentary. 18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave the order to go to the other side of the sea. A simple illustration. *MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:19:38 26 He replied, You of little faith! 1. Chapter Context. 5:20; Luke 8:22-39). INTO A SHIP - This was on the Sea of Tiberias. Even though there are so many things in life that threaten our lives and cause us to fear, the more we know the Lord and His power, the less we will be afraid. But as is often the case in the gospels, words like this are retained in the Christian community with added meaning. Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. 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. 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). Contrasts. He shares three examples of Jesus miraculously healing people during His ministry in Capernaum. But there are a couple of apparent difficulties that you would have to deal with in studying this passage. And so his wording is meant to convey that the disciples did not have enough faith. A gracious response.For gracious it wasmost graciousthough in the form of rebuke. 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. But the men marvelled. v. 23. (2.) This was the Messiah, the one everyone believed would be the Lord of all the earth. It is how we refer to the first three Gospels that have the same basic presentation of the account of Jesus, although with variations. Judaism All motion was gone. This text - Matthew 8:23-27 - is not in the lectionary, but that doesn't mean this story is one of those things you wouldn't know about the Bible if . 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. ILLUS - Divine intervention on Snoqualmie Pass. It is said that one day Anne, Judson's wife, came to visit with . We do not know if the two men who approached Jesus got into the boat with Him or if they decided to stay. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith . It is the basic cry to the Lord for help by a needy people. As they cross the sea, a great storm arises and threatens to sink their boat and drown them all. Sea That is, the eastern shore, home of the Decapolis City of Hippos, a Gentile city. It is a simple word made up of syn, with, and optics, vision, sight. They believed he could save them; they begged he would. They are not contradictory statements; they are not discrepancies. Matthew 8:23-27. There was now as great a stillness in the hearts of those who looked on as there was in the elements round about them. Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25. Should we be baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)? That sleep may have a symbolical meaning for us. But here they were afraid. The freshwater sea is only about 13 miles long and 8 miles across. Nothing will be impossible for you" (Matthew 17:20). 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. These narratives make a large leap forward in the The Storm on the Lake. Home / Commentary / Matthew / Matthew Chapter 8 / Matthew 8:23-27. The real hero in the story is Jesus whom the disciples worship (for the first time in Matthew) as the Son of God. And it would have been powered by a sail. Does He care for us at all? The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 It is the proper thing to do. The disciples, several of whom were experienced fishermen, were unable to bring the boat safely to shore and became fearful for their lives. 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. 1. Jesus spoke directly to the natural order of the elements and the weather. Though we do not know how many, at least some disciples followed Him. His G846 disciples G3101 followed And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.' It could have carried up to 15 men. THE STILLING OF THE TEMPEST (Mark 4:36 *, Luke 8:23). It is a reminder that Jesus was truly human. 2. Imminent and sensible dangers will drive people to him who alone can help in time of need. 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. Required fields are marked *. He delays His help that He may try our faith and quicken our prayers. Here we can simply note that it was Jesus who got into the boat (to escape the crowds) and the disciples followed Him. For additional references, see Pss. I. Christs sleep in the storm.His calm slumber is contrasted with the hurly-burly of the tempest and the fear of the crew. . [< Gk. The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary, College Press Bible Study Textbook Series, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch, G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible, Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols), Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, The Great Commentary of Cornelius Lapide, Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith. The trip across the lake, or sea as it is referred to in our text, is followed by casting out demons in the region of the Gerasenes / Gadarenes, in each of the synoptic gospels. We have already noted how the speeches give us the meaning of the flow of the story. theology Benson Commentary. faith act. 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. Quotations Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples ( Matt. the science or art of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures. But building faith is a process, and so we have to be patient and continue to develop it. worship. The disciples fear and panic is contrasted with Jesus sleeping on the boat. II. This indicates the severity of this storm. We tend to panic . 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). 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). But the disciples plea Lord, save us, we are perishing! voices Matthews theology, too. The disciples marvel at the authority of Jesus - even the elements obey Him! It is helpful to keep that in the back of your mind. He slept not so much with a desire to be refreshed, as with a design to be awaked. Read with me in Mark 4, beginning in verse 35. 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. MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll. been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou _CHRIST IN THE SHIP_ 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. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Only God could control the weather, and Matthew uses that fact to demonstrate that Jesus is in fact God in human flesh. Note, They who would learn to pray must go to sea. After this brief chastisement, Jesus, then got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. Matthew 8:23-27-Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. (Matthew 8:5 .) Was it lack of discernment? Carest Thou not that we perish? Almost Have you no feeling at all for our need? Great indeed must have been the tempest within them to give such utterance to such thoughts. Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Jesus is the second Adam, as the Bible expresses it, beginning another racethe righteous seed. In passages parallel to Matthew 9:9, both Mark 2:14 and Luke 5:27 describe Jesus's calling of the tax collector . Longfellow is rightrain comes at different times to all of us. And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. The faith which Christs disciples had in His Godhead was little in comparison of what they had ground for. Fear is irrational if we can exercise faith. St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was The third is the disciples amazement and their words about Jesus. Matthew 8:23-27. Jesus did not rebuke them for their request. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. Decapolis was a Bible study We continue in our verse by verse Bible study in the Gospel of Matthew on Sunday Mornings with Pastor Gino Geraci at Calvary South Denver in Littleton CO. Th. 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 . The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding It will indicate that Jesus did the miracle not only to authenticate His claims, but also to build their faith. personal Note, Christ is a Nonesuch; every thing in him is admirable: none so wise, so mighty, so amiable, as he. III. reading the Bible Others pretended to cure diseases, but he only undertook to command the winds. And, look What manner of man is this? etc.David Dickson. Bible Maclaren, D.D. And some of the scribes said to themselves, "This fellow blasphemes.". St. Mark and St. The first part is the storm on the sea and the disciples words to Jesus. grace When we have concluded Revelation, we will start over again in Genesis, so if you are with us for five years you will not miss any part of the Bible. In fact, archaeologists found a first century fishing boat of this kind a few years ago. 23. The wisest thing any disciple can do is follow Him wherever He leads. hermeneutics This is a miracle by Christ, demonstrating His power over the storm. The other two evangelists seem to refer this to the disciples . The disciples wonder at what kind of a man this was could ultimately be answered only by an understanding of the incarnation, God with us. His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and As water filled the hull, Jesus was asleep. related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). 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). Mt. followed him. He never sets 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! Why are ye fearfultimorousye little-faithed souls? Being weary, He falls asleep.4. 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 . What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? (Matthew 8:27). All this kind of material you can gather from a good dictionary. 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. But it gives us also a clue that the storm, although only a storm, is a symptom of something else about nature. 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. 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. Jesus rebuke of the disciples is contrasted with Jesus rebuke of the storm. 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. Let's pray together as we look at Matthew 8:18-22. But Matthew used a word that means of little faith while Mark says do you still have no faith? Mark did not mean to imply that the disciples had no faith at all--he has already described their following Jesus. So Matthew uses their words to drive home his point that Jesus is truly unique, for He is sovereign over nature. Let the sinners in Zion be afraid, let heathen mariners tremble in a storm, but you shall not be so. worshipped him,_ One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). over the wind and the waves. The nature of their appeal, when they came to make it, was in full accord with such feelings. Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. Dormant power.In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. Then, after this Jesus rebuked the winds and the waves and they became calm. dat. 2. Mark says, "they feared exceedingly"; and Luke, "they being afraid, wondered": they were filled with astonishment and fear, or reverence: there was such a shine of majesty, such a lustre of divine power appeared in this affair. The lake is in the famous rift valley, a natural fault line that runs from this region in the north down the Jordan River Valley to the Dead Sea and in fact all the way to Africa. It is said that in the Middle Ages people were amazed by power, wealth and pageantry. Dormant power.In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. Matthew 8. FEB 24 WILSON BOMBSHELL And now we know more about why so many people dislike Russell Wilson. How exactly calculated to begin quieting the storm of feeling within them! Of course, in the Old Testament, this is descriptive of the LORD God. The church may be like to be drowned, and Christ may seem to neglect the matter.5. Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. The authority that Jesus has is usually demonstrated by His mighty works, His miracles. 2. 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. 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