The disciples are amazed at His power (v. 27). What they are being saved to is more time to physically live on earth. 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.. The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 And when he had entered into the ship, his disciples followed him.24. Only God has power over the natural forces of the sea. Save us is the language of faith; we perish is that of fear. The ship in which Let Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a Revelation 21 Seems To Be After The Millennium Where It Says There Will Be No Pain Or Tears. Luke both place the incident after the series of parables which St. Verses 2327 Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples ( Matt. 23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. Not the winds only but the waves are silent. Of course not. Jesus has also addressed a couple of would-be disciples, with remarks that underscore the costs of following Jesus. First, it should help us to build our faith, our confidence in Christ. [So I could not help thinking of a tsunami.] SHIP. (1.) Matthew 8:23. 25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. darkness - in the storms of life. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. He shows them and us the reason for overwhelming fear as being the deficiency in our faith. Matthew 5:1, JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; 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. In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. He might truly be a man, but He is also clearly the Son of Man (see Matt. Jesus is the second Adam, as the Bible expresses it, beginning another racethe righteous seed. This sermon offers guidance and solace to fellow storm travelers. best- MATTHEWS GOOD NEWS Home COMMENTARY Lesson from Matthew 8:23-27? I. 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. over the wind and the waves. He was the Messiah, the King of Heaven and Earth. He slept at this time, to try the faith of his disciples, whether they could trust him when he seemed to slight them. THE STORM ON THE LAKE. He never sets Matthew 8:18 Are you not worth much more than they? The prevalence of our inordinate fears in a stormy day is owing to the weakness of our faith, which would be as an anchor to the soul, and would ply the oar of prayer. (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. They were in a panic when they came to Him, not in confidence. It has all the marks and signatures of a miracle upon it; it is the Lords doing, and is marvellous in their eyes. Observe. Somewhere away from those navigating the vessel (note the word came in Matthew 8:25)somewhere, St. Mark says, as would be natural in such a storm (see above), in the hinder part of the vessel, with His head on a pillowHe was buried in sleep To us this is an affecting evidence of the true humanity of the Master, and of the serious effects of His many labours at times upon it. Choose music to play during the daily prayer. 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. Our prayer for deliverance from our troubles will be less and less out of fear and desperation and more out of confidence. out his material haphazardly. dat. 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. Upon arrival he casts out two demons. It is a sign of His true manhood, of His toil up to the very edge of His strength. evening-there were other little ships-a great storm of wind the waves And, look Now observe here. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. . Surely they could have seen a sudden calm too if that had been the case. 1. The voyage which followed was characterised by two principal features. reading the Bible His discovery of the cause and spring of their fears; O ye of little faith. All this kind of material you can gather from a good dictionary. Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea and His disciples follow Him. _Storm on the lake_ (Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25). LEADER OF MEN AND RULER OF NATURE 2. Here was faith mixed with human frailty: they had faith in his power, that he could save them; but being asleep, they concluded he must awake before he could save them: whereas though his human nature was asleep, yet his divine nature neither slumbered nor slept. This becomes the powerful thrust of the passage to all subsequent believers. The clearest example is when Jesus took a couple of them to the top of the mountain and let the reality of his God-hood shine out with heavenly brilliance from behind his everyday presence and appearance (a transfiguration which may have been projected back into the narrative from his Easter appearances). I. Christs sleep in the storm.His calm slumber is contrasted with the hurly-burly of the tempest and the fear of the crew. Jesus was tempted, like a man, but rebuked Satan (Matt. the waves; and he was sleeping. It is also a sign of His calm conscience and pure heart. CHAPTER 8 But what a rebuke! Now the boat would not be a large one. Dr Ross joined the faculty of Beeson Divinity School in 2002 as Beeson Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, thereb JESUS GOT INTO THE BOAT. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch (LogOut/ Matthew records in Matthew 13. 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. We are studying Matthew 8:23-27 for Sunday, June 13. undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (_vide _I Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. Moses commanded the waters with a rod; Joshua, with the ark of the covenant; Elisha, with the prophets mantle; but Christ with a word. There is the terror of the disciples and the composure of Jesus who is asleep! Note lastly, That the disciples faith was lessened by their fear: fear is generated by unbelief, and unbelief strengthened by fear; as in things natural there is a circular generation, vapours beget showers, and showers vapours; so it is in things moral, nothing can cure us of fear, till God cures us of unbelief; Christ therefore takes an effectual method to rid the disciples of their fears, by rebuking their unbelief. 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. that destroy relationships or make my plight worse. 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). In prayer His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. What is my attitude towards my own death? 8). says that Jesus crossed the sea on the evening of the day the pa Matthew 8:23. It is now on display in a lovely new museum there on the shores of the lake at Genneseret. But a rearrangement of the order of the stories by Matthew for rhetorical or theological purposes is not a problem. 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. But as is often the case in the gospels, words like this are retained in the Christian community with added meaning. WIFE'S MOTHER AND MANY OTHERS. REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning 26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? 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. A storm arose while the disciples were following their Master. 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. in any co Matthew 8:16. After this brief chastisement, Jesus, then got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. The storm is contrasted with the calm after the miracle. Upon this account, Christ is to be admired, that he has a commanding power even over winds and seas. But observe, when he went to sea, he had no yacht or pleasure-boat to attend him, but made use of his disciples fishing-boats; so poorly was he accommodated in all respects. And yet the disciples were looking at a man, a human being, who had some special kind of authority over nature. semi-independent confeder CHRONOLOGY. MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. Have there been times of turbulence when Jesus (God) seemed uninterested, uncaring? But here they were afraid. _HILDA BRIGHT_ Is Divorce And Remarriage After Abuse, Neglect, Financial, Or Emotional Issues Okay. The disciples became frightened. _ By taking care of the troubling circumstances of life Jesus was able to take away their fears and build their faith in Him. 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? 26 He replied, You of little faith! Whether He seem to sleep or to be awake, He is Lord of heaven and earth, Ruler and Commander of wind, sea, and land, whom all the creatures must obey.10. (LogOut/ The faith which Christs disciples had in His Godhead was little in comparison of what they had ground for. By faith we might see through the storm to the quiet shore, and encourage ourselves with hope that we shall weather our point. The awaking cry of fear.The broken abruptness of their appeal reveals the urgency of the case in the experienced eyes of these fishermen. On the way He quiets a terrible storm. This story has long been valued by all true disciples of Christ. 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. books The nature of their appeal, when they came to make it, was in full accord with such feelings. Who is this man, the disciples asked each other. (1.) Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Open Matthew 8:23-27. As He and his disciples were in a small He had already done miracles by His powerful word, and now here He did another over the storm. What is there really to fear? 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. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. But it should encourage us to know that even the closest disciples of Jesus were not much different at times. This little passage is rather straightforward in its structure. study questions 27 The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? Luke, who did research in writing his gospel, traced the memory of something else that was said. related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). 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. Christianity That strange blending of opposites is often repeated by us. Jesus is fast asleep. Here we see the power of His word over nature. 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. He shows complete trust in the protection of God, whereas the disciples are seen to be of little faith. You would discover them right away when you read the account in the three synoptic1_ftn1 gospels: Matthew 8:23-27 of course; Mark 4:37-41; and Luke 8:23-25. He woke at the moment he was really needed, and calmed the waters. 23. The journey to the other side would have normally taken a couple of hours. The 29th psalm is also a good one to connect with this study. His dislike of their fears: Why are ye fearful? Mark, who relied on Peters report, recorded another. The use of the word rebuke is interesting and deserves some study. 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. 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, Lord, save us! If we assume every sozo means being saved from hell to heaven, we are liable to misread the Bible. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, Lord, save us! Note, Christ will save none but those that are willing to take him for their Lord; for he is a Prince and a Saviour. As our evangelist is giving a collection of heali might be called a dative absolute; if taken Stilling of the waves. 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). ENTERED INTO A CHAPTER 8 A question that may very well have been accompanied by others. 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. The men in the boat, who had previously witnessed Jesus heal lepers and all manners of diseases, and who saw Him cast out demons were amazed. But Nothing is impossible for Him. Jesus spoke directly to the natural order of the elements and the weather. 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). always used. . Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 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. .(2:5-9). Similarly, but a little more problematic, Jesus rebuke of the disciples is stated differently in the gospels. He replied, 'You of little faith, why are you so afraid?'" Shall we ever do so again? Christian living Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 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. Imagine yourself in the boat with Jesus. That is, the eastern shore, home of the Decapolis City of Hippos, a Gentile city. 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 It was the sleep of physical exhaustion after a hard days work. (Matthew 8:1 .) These are times when Jesus seemed asleep. Have there been occasions in my own life when I invoked the Lords help and he restored peace and calm to my troubled waters? And when he was entered into a ship. 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). The church must believe Christ to be God and able to deliver them. There was a great calm, all of a sudden. 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. The story can also be looked at from the perspective of contrasts. St. Marks language (Mark 4:38) puts this very bluntly indeed. It hearkens back to what He told them recently in the Sermon on the Mount. Luke 8:22-25. Christ stilling the tempest.. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. MATTHEW 8:1 The forces of nature respond with a great calm. And now the disciples are astounded, and wonder who they are dealing with, because even wind and waves listen to / pay attention to Jesus. Jesus did not rebuke them for their request. MATTHEWS *GOSPEL 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. When you pray you are not alone. This tells us about the cosmic scope of Jesuss authority. The disciples are amazed at this power. gratitude The boat which He had possibly spoken of previously (Matthew 8:18). prayer out the important; overwhelmed by feelings of panic, I can say and do things 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. It is a reminder that Jesus was truly human. So Matthew uses their words to drive home his point that Jesus is truly unique, for He is sovereign over nature. Now Jesus is revealed in His power. 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. He chose to go by water. mountain gorges, are notor Matthew 8:1. What a wondrous application of His power (6) And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. faith All motion was gone. HEALING OF THE St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was Very wise was its direction. Though Christ is present, the storm comes, and He is sleeping through it. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. you see the King amid the storms of nature. 23 Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. INTO A SHIP - This was on the Sea of Tiberias. Let these be hushed, there would be terror no more. We are perishing!" Kingdom Power Demonstrated. 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. The boat which probably to their nautical eyes seemed too small for its work. The Lord sits upon the floods, and is mightier than the noise of many waters. The psalm closes by reminding the reader that God sat sovereignly at the great Flood (Gen. 6-8). 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 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. Matthew remembers one thing that was said and records that. He has no rebuke for their rude awaking. Matthew 8:2327 demonstrates Jesus' authority over nature. Out on the Sea of Galilee in a boat, Jesus is sleeping soundly. A sudden and violent storm springs up, pouring water into the boat from the waves. The disciples fear for their lives and wake Jesus to ask Him to save them. A gracious response.For gracious it wasmost graciousthough in the form of rebuke. The posture our Saviour was in when the tempest arose; he being weary on the land, was fallen, asleep in the ship: our blessed Redeemer hereby sheweth himself to be truly and really man; as he took upon him our human nature, so he subjected himself to our human infirmities. been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou _CHRIST IN THE SHIP_ 24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 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. Professed disciples tested. 1. The storm was so great that the boat was being covered with the waves. 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. The story comes in a series of reports about Jesus authority in various areassickness, demons, death, and sin. Where was our faith? And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" Teach me that, Lord. But Jesus was sleeping. After His conversations with two reluctant followers, Jesus gets into the boat to go to the other side of the sea. _When he was come down from the mountain, great In these nature miracles, though, Jesus was demonstrating what God had intended for humans to be. It is used usually against things that ought not to be, such as the weak faith of the disciples. Verse 23. But Jesus was sleeping. And so his wording is meant to convey that the disciples did not have enough faith. better rendering. Why are ye fearful?8. _And, behold, a leper,_ &c. This same miracle is The disciples found out bit by bit what kind of man this is'. 23. thru Ver. This bark is the Catholic Church. See. meaning 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. 4, 5) would be of interest as well since God caused a huge thunderstorm to assist Israel. The boat that Jesus used to cross the sea was probably around this size. He emphasizes this point with the exclamation And behold. While Jesus sleeps, a violent storm rages and the disciples are fearing for their lives. . And often He answers our prayers in ways that we can only marvel, and say, What manner of man is this?. Each gospel writer includes some of the things that happened there in the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. Their prayer has life in it, Lord, save us, we perish. When you compare stories in these three gospels, remember that the writers have the freedom to summarize the speeches or to put the sayings in their own words. call to worship Behold the man, in his human nature, sleeping! of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing _Excursion to the eastern shore with its incidents_ (Mark 4:35 to Mark Martin Buber I and Thou Do Those Who Commit Suicide Go To Hell? Here we have a very human characteristic. The Storm on the Lake. TEXT: 8:23-27 love _And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples Sabbath rest is a foretaste of the rest that awaits us, and that God will provide in the fullness of time. He also had faith in His Fathers protection even in the midst of a violent storm upon the sea. This short sentence is overcharged with pronouns While the disciples were with Jesus on the Sea of Galilee, a great storm arose. Enquire into the reasons of your fear, and weigh them.. 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. section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and Why are things with us thus? Our Lord, of set purpose, will lead His disciples into dangers, for the stirring up and trial of their faith, and for evidencing His own glory.2. Their response is amazement! I told them very specifically to write their work on only one side of the paper. 23 Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. 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. What is it being saved to? 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. 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. 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. 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 The other changes are small variations of the wording. 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? One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). The people who go down to the sea in ships in Psalm 107 sound a lot like the disciples in Matthew: they are afraid in the face of the storm, and they cry out to God in their distress. Learn hence, That the most raging winds and outrageous seas cannot stand before the rebukes of Christ; if once he rebukes them, their rage is down; God lays a law upon the most lawless creatures, even when they seem to act the most lawlessly. Lord of wind and sea, the one in whom all was created is the one who creates of life. (Judges 6:13). Choose the size of the text for your daily prayer. If so, was my faith weakened or strengthened by having this experience? Jesus was accused of having a demon, but He cast out demons (Matt. JESUS STILLS A TEMPEST Jesuss tranquility in the boat is, perhaps, a demonstration of what it means not to worry or be anxious about how things are going to turn out. They follow Jesus into the boat (R. V.). From this instance we see, that great faith in the habit may appear little in act and exercise. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding religion Less remarkable, perhaps, that the others wake him up. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, Lord, save us! This is a prayer that will never go unanswered and which echoes through my heart, touching my deepest desires. 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 The disciples fear and panic is contrasted with Jesus sleeping on the boat. 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. and tempests shew the attempts of the wicked spirits to overturn the 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. Jesus has shown himself to be the Messiah It is a simple word made up of syn, with, and optics, vision, sight. And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, Save us, Lord; we are perishing! He said to them, Why are you afraid, you men of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. We are perishing! Like with so many other prayers we find in the Gospel, I may find that today this simple prayer resonates in my heart as I look at my family, my community, my country, our world. 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