There are several points to recognize about this miracle that is found in three of the Gospels (Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:16-21. It unfolds at the Sea of Galilee which has been said that it lies in the lower portion of the Jordon Valley. This body of water is susceptible to sudden and extremely violent storms.
John 6:16-21 records “when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set across the lake for Capemaum. By now it was dark and Jesus had not joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed three or three and half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. But he said to them, “it is I; don’t be afraid.’ Then they were willing to take him into the
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They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. And this brings up the second point of this miracle, Jesus always comes to us in the storms of life. (Isaiah 43:2) “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you”. The Lord may not come at the time you think is best, because he knows when we need him most. Jesus waited until the boat was far out in the sea, when all hope was gone. This shows that Jesus was testing the faith of the disciples. The very thing they feared, the raging of the sea was the steps for them to call on Jesus. The difficult experiences of life will bring Jesus close. We must recognize that fear and faith cannot live in the same heart because fear will keep you from the Lord. The final point is Jesus showed us how he has control of the elements. It is written that the winds died down then those in the boat worshiped Him saying. “Truly you are the Son of God”. And this is want worship is, acknowledging who God is and praising Him both for who he is and for what he has
46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to PRAY. 47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48
However, their understanding of Jesus and his teachings wasn't very good. They understood neither the amazing powers Jesus possessed nor the wonders he could perform. Even though he "would explain everything to them", in situations such as The Calming of the Storm and when Jesus walked on water, they just didn't have the strength to believe or the depth to understand. When the boat was filling with water in the Calming of the Storm (Mark 4:35-41), the disciples awoke Jesus to say, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?", Jesus said back to his disciples "Why are you frightened? Have you still no faith?"
4. How many disciples were with St. Peter in the boat? ............... (6 - 11- 3)
The Biblical story of Jesus Calms the Storm appears in the three synoptic gospels of Mathew, Mark, and Luke. The story starts out with Jesus asking his disciples to cross the Sea of Galilee with him. After Jesus had fallen asleep, a great storm had blown in and the disciples
In chapter 27 of Riley Unlikely entitled “Walking on Water” she talks about the trip to Israel and when she shared her testimony to the others on the trip. “As I got in a boat, listening to a story about Jesus and doubt, I couldn’t help but think it was a fitting time for me to share my testimony” (Snyder, 148) . She told it in the Sea of Galilee where The Disciples were in a raging storm and they saw Jesus Walking on the Water and Peter went out to meet him but got distracted by the wind and the waves and begun to sink. Jesus then grabbed Peter and scorned him for losing his focus and then walked back to the boat and calmed the seas and the wind. That was when the Disciples finally recognized Jesus as the Son of God and worshiped him in that
John uses Jesus’ walking on water as his fifth sign miracle. This shows that Jesus has power over all natural laws. Jesus saw the disciples fighting for their lives on a stormy sea and he walks toward them. The disciples were quite naturally afraid, but when Jesus revealed his identity to them all of their fears were calmed. John does not recant the story of Peter walking on water with Jesus as the book of Mark does, perhaps this is done intentionally not to take the spotlight off of the divine abilities of Jesus, and instead focusing on Peter.
Miraculously, John was born to an old priest Zachariah and a pious, old, barren mother named Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7, 57). Indeed, John’s birth indicated the inception of God’s promised program to redeem His people. At last, God sent the last of the Old Testament prophet to Israel to break the four hundred years of silence. As God promised, John appeared in the role of a prophet proclaiming the coming Messiah, but he was introduced as John the Baptist. John’s ministry was associated with baptism, so baptism became his identifying sign and caused John to be known as John the
Along the same lines, the title to Rembrandt’s portrait, Jesus in the Storm (1633), may reveal something about itself. Jesus in the Storm, showing no sign that anyone besides Jesus was amidst the storm, may clue-in to a metaphorical storm. Within the narrative, Jesus “rebuked the wind and the raging of the water,” but, within the context of Rembrandt’s portrait and its title, he merely ‘existed’ in the storm. The word storm has two definitions: 1) a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow (“Storm,” n.d., para. 1) and 2) a tumultuous reaction; an uproar or controversy (“Storm,” n.d., para. 2). Without a doubt, Rembrandt and the Bible noted the first definition of a storm, but they
The Immediate context of the story helps to show us that Jesus is on a journey, before this passage in Matthew 5:1 he begins teaching great multitudes on a unnamed mountain. When he comes down from the mountain (Matthew 8:1) the multitudes are still following him as he cleanses a leper (Matthew 8:2-4)
“The Calming of a Storm at Sea” shows Luke’s community the power of Jesus. It shows that Jesus is there for you when you need him. The passage shows that even when you lack faith, like the disciples did, God will still be there for you. In this story, Jesus takes a situation where the disciples are in danger and calms it to where they are safe. This is representative of the fact that when you are in danger, you can turn to Jesus and he will save you. The passage clearly shows God’s saving power and and the reaction of the
“Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, this is My Beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him! When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified. Jesus came to them and touched them and said, get up, and do not be afraid. Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has
In the first comparison that I will look review, the story of Jesus walking on water both in Matthew 14:22-33 and Mark 6:45-52. Starting with the verses in Mark, the story of Jesus walking on water, was rather anti-climactic (Martin, 2012). In both versions Jesus dismissed the disciples, to go to the other side of the sea, while he cleared the crowd out and then goes to the mountain to pray alone. The first difference between the two versions is that Mark has him standing on the shore looking out at the boat that was far out to sea. In Matthew’s version, there is no mention of Jesus watching the boat, just coming to it. The second difference is the type of trouble that the disciples are having. In Mark, there is a heavy wind that they are struggling to row against. In Matthew, there is a bit more danger, his is a heavy wind that is battering the boat while they are far from
Miracle can be defined as powerful deeds and signs that Jesus accomplished. In the bible there are very many miracles that occurred during the time of Jesus. Lohfink defines miracle as a challenging act, in contrast with the bible which views it as an unusual act that relieves a person of negative aspects in their his or her life. Lohfink further clarifies that with the modernism influence, the miracle concept is going through a strip stream, where through miracles God breaks natural laws to show his love for us (Lohfink
John composed this book to show how glorious messiah by using the miraculous signs. It is believed that Jesus performed seven Gospel Signs to prove that he was the messiah. One of the signs that Jesus used happened in Cana in Galilee when he turned water into wine. Jesus was attending a wedding ceremony together with his mother and the twelve disciples. At some point the host announced that they were out of wine and Jesus offered to help by changing 180 gallons of water to vintage wine. This miracle signified that God was present in his life and accommodative. He made his disciples to believe in him (Harris,
In the Gospel Mark, we see a particular event in chapter four, verse forty were Jesus ask a particular question to men on a boat with him in the middle of a storm. The event starts off in Chapter four as Jesus begins to teach a crowd of people by the sea (Mark, 4:1). Concluding his speech, Jesus noticed evening drawing upon and insisted they cross the river to the other side (Mark, 4:35). A few men took Jesus across, as other boats followed along. While crossing the sea we find Jesus “stern” (Mark, 4:38) asleep on a cushion, unaware of what is happening at sea. As the boat begin to fill with water from the waves breaking over the boat caused from a storm coming upon the men. Scared with horror or sinking, the men amongst the boat soon awake Jesus fast asleep to ask him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark, 4:38). Jesus begin the son of God, rebukes the wind