p EXPOSITION CHAPTER 8 Centurion's Servant. This tells us about the cosmic scope of Jesuss authority. 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. Upon this account, Christ is to be admired, that he has a commanding power even over winds and seas. When He did, the wind, the waves, the sea, everything became perfectly calm. When Jesus calmed the storm, then, He was demonstrating that He has the power of heaven at His command. 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. ship they were about to be sunk by a storm. Matthew 8:1 Matthew 8:2 . Let Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a Let these be hushed, there would be terror no more. On the part of the disciples there was an agitated appeal. There were also other boats with Him. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. Here we have a very human characteristic. prayer Boat is. It is hard to thrill or entertain or keep the attention of people long today. We are perishing!" 26 And he said to them, "Why are . CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion Matthew 8:2. Note. Bible study 23. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. So, taking the three gospels together we get a wonderful reflection of their fear and the chaos in the boat. Jesus also gives brief teachings about the hard road of following Him on earth. Storms in the voyage-even when sailing according to the All this is a symbol of our individual lives, as well as of the history of the church.A. A sudden and violent storm springs up, pouring water into the boat from the waves. The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 To them it would doubtless have a different look. It is a simple word made up of syn, with, and optics, vision, sight. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us . 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. The Healing of the 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. On the part of the Saviour a gracious response. It was well they had him so near them. But as you are studying Matthews account, only the points that Matthew makes should be your basic Bible study, because you are studying the passage in the way he wrote it in his gospel. 2. 23 Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. How came we ever to question His power? 65:5-7; 89:9; 107:23-32. THE STORM ON THE LAKE. Matthew 8:23-27 - Stilling the Storm 194 Matthew 8:28-34 - Healing the Gadarene Men 196 Matthew 9:1-8 - Healing the Paralyzed Man 199 . Matthew 8 Commentary. 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. The best authorities omit the definite article. 23. The boat that Jesus used to cross the sea was probably around this size. Observe, They call him, Lord, and then pray, Save us. One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus calming the storm on the lake. What assurance as well! In addition to the items mentioned above, Mark adds some more information. This is the short episode in Matthews gospel where Jesus stills the storm. [Some questions on the text are here.] Mount Hermon to the north is over 9,000 feet high, and the Dead Sea is about 1250 feet below sea level. Because people are perishing in spiritual chaos. . And often He answers our prayers in ways that we can only marvel, and say, What manner of man is this?. Matthew remembers one thing that was said and records that. wife's mother. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. That idea was important in the Bible, for the seas were always the symbol of chaos. A rebuke, first, to the disciples themselves. Thru the Bible takes the listener through the entire Bible in just five years, threading back and forth between the Old and New Testaments. . .(2:5-9). (Parallels: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) liturgy REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning 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. Though the Psalms are numbered and we read, study, meditate, or sing individual Psalms, there is an overarching context that will help us keep them connected: While the individual Psalm may be a lament, a . Stilling of the waves. through his teaching (chs. God often answers prayer by awesome displays of deeds which demonstrate His power and strength. The disciples wake Him and ask Him to save them. I. Christs sleep in the storm.His calm slumber is contrasted with the hurly-burly of the tempest and the fear of the crew. Enquire into the reasons of your fear, and weigh them.. Verses 23-27. Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. But here they were afraid. Jesus then decides to take His ministry to the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee to the Greco-Roman province called the Decapolis. The reason for this is the account of the calling of Matthew is reported in Matthew 9:9, but it would have to have been before these events on and around the sea for the simple reason that Matthew was there. Healing of Men Possessed by Devils. Home / Commentary / Matthew / Matthew Chapter 8 / Matthew 8:23-27. But Jesus was sleeping. Do you still have no faith? Luke simply says, Where is your faith? This is a little different because they are all reporting what Jesus said, not what different people said. chapter 9:1-8 the king continues to display his royal power chapter 9:9-13 the grace of the kingdom chapter 9:14-17 the joy of the kingdom chapter 9:18-26 the king's dominion over disease and death chapter 9:27-31 the king's touch healing the . study questions It is used usually against things that ought not to be, such as the weak faith of the disciples. A vessel making for the East would be especially exposed to that wind; and the waves raised by it would naturally drive over its prow so as to cover the decks of such a boat where it had them, and fill it where it had none (Matthew 8:24; Mark 4:37). This becomes the powerful thrust of the passage to all subsequent believers. Uniform Series Jesus will tell them that it takes sacrifice and it will involve them living by different standards. It was. How came we ever to question His love? And, behold, there came a leper_ Matthew 5:1, JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. The wisest thing any disciple can do is follow Him wherever He leads. Luke simply summarized it in a question to capture the essence of the rebuke. In Matthew 14, he sends the disciples ahead by themselves. INTO A SHIP - This was on the Sea of Tiberias. the science or art of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures. () of windthe waves beat into Ver 23. 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 . Dormant power.In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. The 29th psalm is also a good one to connect with this study. But building faith is a process, and so we have to be patient and continue to develop it. That is, the eastern shore, home of the Decapolis City of Hippos, a Gentile city. who followed Him must be ready to put all other considerations to JESUS STILLS THE STORM (8:23-27). (2.) Imminent and sensible dangers will drive people to him who alone can help in time of need. 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. the parables which St. Matthew gives in chapter 13 It could have carried up to 15 men. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? As we will see, the men in the boat didnt fully catch on to who Jesus was until after He rose from the dead. They came and wakened him. Matthew 8:28. Jesus questions the disciples fear, calls them little faiths same word as last week and then rebukes or warns the wind and the waves. Sunday School UGP. And they went and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! As they crossed, Matthew tells his readers that a great storm suddenly arose on the sea. Why are ye fearful?8. The church may be like to be drowned, and Christ may seem to neglect the matter.5. His presence exempteth not His disciples from trouble and danger.3. at a later point. Chapter Context. 24-25. The message of the passage is rather straightforward: Jesus has authority over nature. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . John Nolland, The Gospel of Matthew: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005), 371: Here we see the power of His word over nature. 2 And then a leper * approached, did him homage, and said, "Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean." 3 He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, "I will do it. Matt 8:23-27 (NIV) In our verses for today Christ demonstrates His commanding power even over the winds and the waves. you see the King amid the storms of nature. Then, after standing up, He reprimanded the winds and the lake, and they became incredibly calm. part. He did not rebuke them for waking Him to ask Him to save them, but for waking Him in fear. 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? _And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples Jim Davis . Mk. undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (_vide _I Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. 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. Jesus rebuked the disciples for their weak faith. books 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). Each gospel writer includes some of the things that happened there in the boat. Jesuss rebuke of the disciples serves as a wakeup call to them. 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. 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. The church is tossed with tempests (Isa 54:11); it is only the upper region that enjoys a perpetual calm, this lower one is ever and anon disturbed and disturbing. section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and 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. 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. Matthew does a great job contrasting the "little faith" of the disciples with the "great faith" of those coming to Jesus to be healed. 1.) 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. _HILDA BRIGHT_ Jesus Less remarkable, perhaps, that the others wake him up. 1. St. Marks language (Mark 4:38) puts this very bluntly indeed. Mark, who relied on Peters report, recorded another. 18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave the order to go to the other side of the sea. IV. 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 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 sudden and As a sense of danger and need is a choice argument when we deal with Christ for help; so is it an ordinary forerunner of deliverance and help.7. mary nolan nashville, tennessee; simon every annastacia palaszczuk; Projetos. The voyage which followed was characterised by two principal features. Jesus rebukes the disciples for their lack of faith and calms the storm. The disciples witnessed the many miracles of Jesus. That will be a primary focus of the study. His dislike of their fears: Why are ye fearful? 2. The fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida so frequently mentioned in the gospels were on the north west and north shores of the lake. (Matthew 8:26) EXPLAIN. "L A SHIP. Martin Buber I and Thou word, and healed all that were sick:_ Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Could there, indeed, have been greater love consistent with truth? He asks them why their faith is so small and . When he was entered into the ship Being, as is said above, about to cross the lake; his disciples followed him Even as many as were desirous of learning of him, and could get a passage, either in that vessel or any others that were near. The king of that country was a Buddhist and was thoroughly intolerant to everything foreign, and Christ is definitely foreign to a Buddhist. HEALING OF PETER'S 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. A small open rowboat, _And when He was entered into a ship._ A simple illustration. So Matthew uses their words to drive home his point that Jesus is truly unique, for He is sovereign over nature. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.". III. call to worship Decapolis was a Context Summary. worshipped him,_ Professed disciples tested. CLICK VERSE To go directly to that verse. Matthew 8:23-27. _When he was come down from the mountain, great Christ winnows men. 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. and the ship was covered with waves. but dangers attend and difficulties do accompany them:. Here He shows them and us the reason for overwhelming fear as being the deficiency in our faith. So the demons begged Him, saying, "If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.". Judaism Righteousness, Mercy, Purity LENT 2023 | DAY 2 Matthew 5:6-8 (NIV) (Alex Lai, Associate Lay Leader) READ: Matthew 5:6-8 (NIV) DAILY REFLECTION: The Sermon on the Mount begins with the beatitudes, which comes from the Latin word "beatus" meaning "blessed". The authority that Jesus has is usually demonstrated by His mighty works, His miracles. 8:26 And He says to them, "Barely-trusting guys, why are you intimidated?". One thinks immediately of creation where by His word the LORD brought everything into existence, even including controlling the seas (Gen. 1). THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. John has a different view of the life of Christ and so is not always being paralleled. Matthew 8:23-27 The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. Jesus spoke directly to the natural order of the elements and the weather. Ver. See his absolute dominion over all the creatures, which bespeaks both his honour, and the happiness of those that have him on their side. It is said that in the Middle Ages people were amazed by power, wealth and pageantry. The disciples fear and panic is contrasted with Jesus sleeping on the boat. Jesus is fast asleep. Jesus was tempted, like a man, but rebuked Satan (Matt. Jesus Healed a Paralytic 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 comes in a series of reports about Jesus authority in various areassickness, demons, death, and sin. I. of CHRIST. are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to 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. What is being saved? It can do no harm, and, for the present, may blow as it listeth, while He gives the trembling disciples a lesson. To read about the Savior casting devils out of possessed men, see the commentary for Mark 5:1-20. Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. 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. As Matthew is proving with his gospel, this man was God, the One who created the wind and the waves and all things. Kyrie soson, Lord, save, became a part of the liturgical language of the church. hermneutik (techn) interpretive (art) < hermneuts interpreter], Abraham Joshua Heschel The Sabbath But He was asleep. This indicates the severity of this storm. A gracious response.For gracious it wasmost graciousthough in the form of rebuke. Peace, Be Still (Matthew 8:23-27) One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus' calming the storm on the lake. The freshwater sea is only about 13 miles long and 8 miles across. alone makes the disciples (some of them skilled boatm II. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. Mighty God, who speaks a word of peace to calm our troubled sea; Caring God, who nudges us away from fear and toward faith; Ever-present God, who fills us with awe but also raises many questions without easy answers; 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. 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. tempest arose, But God is portrayed as mightier than the raging seas (Ps. Christianity That means the valley drops sharply to the desert region in such a short distance. In the Should we be baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)? 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. 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. But that is a stilted bookish view and totally unrealistic. Not exactly a sales pitch. hermeneutics The issue of would be followers having been settled Jesus now prepares The first one is that Matthew says that the disciples cried out to Jesus Lord, save us. justice When His disciples came to Jesus fearful of the stormy sea, He asks them Why are you afraid? Jesus did not rebuke them for their request. 2. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 4:35. 5-13 Compare Luk_7:1-10. The storm was so great that the boat was being covered with the waves. What happened while Jesus was travelling across the lake? 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. Jesus sleep is significant to consider for a moment. 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. They did not want to drown. The disciples marvel at the authority of Jesus - even the elements obey Him! And it would have been powered by a sail. All motion was gone. having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, 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. What manner of man is this? etc.David Dickson. Their petition is, Lord, save us. We will always struggle with fears in this life, because the world is not a safe place. He also had faith in His Fathers protection even in the midst of a violent storm upon the sea. (30-32) Jesus casts the demons into a herd of swine. And the surface of the lake is about 600 feet below sea level. He rebuked the winds and the sea (Matthew 8:26). This one truly has authority. 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 . And while some of those miracles seem to be less spectacular than others, they all reveal to us the nature of the Son of God who does not have the limitations we now have. As our evangelist is giving a collection of heali might be called a dative absolute; if taken Jesus Words. Now. Matthew mosaic, All Hallows, Allerton, by Rodhullandemu [CC BY-SA] via Wikimedia Commons. Jesus is the second Adam, as the Bible expresses it, beginning another racethe righteous seed. It is the proper thing to do. Our prayer for deliverance from our troubles will be less and less out of fear and desperation and more out of confidence. 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 But if we work through the passage now, section by section, we may observe certain things that help us gain the message. How exactly calculated to begin quieting the storm of feeling within them! time 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). In the first story, there is a great storm, waves swamp the boat, and the disciples fear . The faith which Christs disciples had in His Godhead was little in comparison of what they had ground for. I would not make too much of their following Him (some folks make a spiritual point out of some common statements), because the word is used even for the crowds of unbelievers who followed Him where He went. It is always good to pay close attention to the exact words of Jesus in a passage. What is there really to fear? 16:21-23; based on Daniel 7:13-14). 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. [3.] This fact seems to explain much that we read of in this case. 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. But it was their fear that betrayed the weakness of their faith. Before Jesus calms the storm in the seas, He wants to calm the storm in your heart. I have always been frightened by tornadoes. On the way He quiets a terrible storm. 2. Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and Lesson Text: Matthew 8:23-27. Matthew 8:23-27. It is said that one day Anne, Judson's wife, came to visit with . Image: St. There was a great calm, all of a sudden. 9:1-8 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the sea and came to His own city. MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of Not the winds only but the waves are silent. Jesus was sleepin _aor. 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 . Ordinarily, after a storm, there is such a fret of the waters, that it is a good while ere they can settle; but if Christ speak the word, not only the storm ceases, but all the effects of it, all the remains of it. The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that Home COMMENTARY What is the meaning of Matthew 8:23-27? He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them 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. the waves; and he was sleeping. 24. But there are a couple of apparent difficulties that you would have to deal with in studying this passage. In this case, what is being saved is the disciples physical lives. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . violent squall, such as these small inland seas, surrounded with 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. 26-27. (Delivered Sunday, August 28, 2005 at Bethany Bible Church. 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). They had been long acquainted with the sea, and never saw a storm so immediately turned into a perfect calm, in all their lives. He is saying essentially the same thing that Matthew said. Those who are passing with Christ over the ocean of this world, must expect storms. The story as told in Mark is the lectionarys gospel reading for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost year B (that is, in a couple of weeks). 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 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. But we can sail through the storm with Jesus. The second section is Jesus rebuke of the disciples and then the calming of the storm. The ship or fishing-boat, i.e. MATTHEWS *GOSPEL Matthew 8:23-27 meaning. 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 . 12). HIS DISCIPLES, probably the Twelve, though others followe Matthew 8:23 The disciples became frightened. Jesus comments on the smallness of their faith and calms the storm with a rebuke. 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. 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. 0 . 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. "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."