Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 8:26
Why are ye fearful — Then he rebuked the winds — First, he composed their spirits, and then the sea.
Why are ye fearful — Then he rebuked the winds — First, he composed their spirits, and then the sea.
Verse Matthew 8:26. _WHY ARE YE FEARFUL, O YE OF LITTLE FAITH?_] _Faith_ is ever _bold - incredulity_ always _timid_. When faith fails in temptation, there is the utmost danger of shipwreck. _Lord,_ _...
WHY ARE YE FEARFUL? - You should have remembered that the Son of God, the Messiah, was on board. You should not have forgotten that he had power to save, and that with him you are safe. So Christians...
6. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. Chapter s 8-9. CHAPTER 8 1. The Healing of the Leper. (Matthew 8:1 .) 2. The Healing of the Centurion's Servant. (Matthew 8:5 .) 3. The Healing of P...
THE STILLING OF THE TEMPEST (Mark 4:36 *, Luke 8:23). Mk.'s narrative is the fullest; note how both the others omit the reproach of Mark 4:38. Mt. alone makes the disciples (some of them skilled boatm...
III. THE TEMPEST STILLED. 26.. YE OF LITTLE FAITH. According to Matthew he characterizes them as of "_ little faith;_ " according to Mark he asked, _How have ye no faith?_ according to Luke, _Where i...
When he embarked on the boat, his disciples followed him. And, look you, a great upheaval arose on the sea, so that the boat was hidden by the waves; and he was sleeping. They came and wakened him. "L...
LOVE IN ACTION (Matthew 8:1-34) Of all the gospel writers Matthew is the most orderly. He never sets out his material haphazardly. If in Matthew one thing follows another in a certain sequence, there...
WHY... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6). Here the danger was not so imminent, for He first rebuked the disciples. In the later miracle the danger was greater, and He rebuked the storm first. See...
The Storm on the Lake. Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: "it was evening-there were other little ships-a great storm of wind the waves beat into the ship He...
_faith_= "trust," "confidence....
ΔΕΙΛΟΊ, ‘cowardly:’ ὁ δὲ τῷ φοβεῖσθαι ὑπερβάλλων δειλός, Arist. _Eth. Nic._ III. 7, 10. The sea was a recognised test of courage, οὐ μὴν� … ἀδεὴς ὁ� (Arist.). Neither ἀνδρεῖος nor θρασὺς occur in N.T....
THE STORM ON THE LAKE Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25. St Mark, as usual, adds some interesting details: ‘it was evening—there were other boats with Him—a great storm (λαῖλαψ) of wind—the waves beat into...
Ver 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....
_MIRACLE OF THE WIND AND WAVES MATTHEW 8:23-27:_ Jesus had power even over the wind and the waves. As He and his disciples were in a small ship they were about to be sunk by a storm. Jesus was sleepin...
ΔΕΙΛΌΣ (G1169) трусливый, робкий, испуганный, ΌΛΙΓΌΠΙΣΤΟΙ (G3640) _pl._ маловер, недоверчивый человек. Это относится к низкой степени качества (Carson, 216). ΈΓΕΡΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. part., см._ Matthew...
Section 16 JESUS STILLS A TEMPEST (Parallels: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) TEXT: 8:23-27 23. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24. And behold, there arose a great te...
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 4:35....
25 Ever and anon, while revealing His own glory and exercising the faith of His followers, our Lord presents a marvelous prophetic picture of the course of the kingdom proclamation. Here we have a pre...
8:26 was (c-27) _ Ginomai_ . Lit. 'it then began' or 'took place.'...
THE LEPER CLEANSED. THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. HEALING OF PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER AND MANY OTHERS. STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. HEALING OF THE GADARENE DEMONIACS 1-4. Cleansing of the leper (Mark 1:40;...
THE STILLING OF THE TEMPEST (Mark 4:35; Luke 8:22). St. Mark and St. Luke both place the incident after the series of parables which St. Matthew records in Matthew 13. This is at once one of the best-...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 8 *MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:1–9:38 Matthew showed Jesus’ authority by what he taught in Chapter s 5-7. Now Matthew shows...
WHY ARE YE FEARFUL, O YE OF LITTLE FAITH? — St. Luke puts the question more strongly: “Where is your faith?” as though it had all drifted away under the pressure of their fears. Yet the word “of littl...
CHAPTER 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing...
_Storm on the lake_ (Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)....
_Excursion to the eastern shore with its incidents_ (Mark 4:35 to Mark 5:20; Luke 8:22-39). These narratives make a large leap forward in the history. As our evangelist is giving a collection of heali...
Matthew 8:26, δειλοί, ὀλιγόπιστοι, He chides _them_ first, then the winds, the chiding meant to calm fear. Cowards, men of little faith! harsh in tone but kindly meant; expressive really of personal f...
LEADER OF MEN AND RULER OF NATURE Matthew 8:18-27 Christ winnows men. Before any enter upon His service, He places before them the inevitable trials which they must meet, among which loneliness and h...
The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them examples of its benefits. What a wondrous application of His power...
Why are you fearful, having me with you? Do you suppose that sleep can take from me the knowledge of your danger, or the power of relieving you? (Haydock) --- He commanded the winds. Christ shewed him...
What a beautiful representation is here given of the two-fold nature of CHRIST. Behold the man, in his human nature, sleeping! Behold the GODHEAD, in his divine nature, rebuking the winds and sea. Let...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_CHRIST IN THE SHIP_ ‘And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea … even the winds and the sea ohey Him.’ Matthew 8:23 I. TH...
_THE SECRET OF CALM_ ‘And there was a great calm.’ Matthew 8:26 It is important to know the real secret of a quiet spirit under jarring influences. I. AN ACT OF SUPERNATURAL POWER.—The first thing...
26._He rebuked the winds _Mark relates also the words of Christ, by which, addressing the sea, he enjoins _silence, _( σιώπα,) that is, _stillness _not that the lake had any perception, but to show th...
Then, in chapter 8, the Lord begins in the midst of Israel His patient life of testimony, which closed with His rejection by the people whom God had so long preserved for Him, and for their own blessi...
AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, WHY ARE YE FEARFUL?.... Though they had some faith in him, yet there was a great deal of fear and unbelief, for which Christ blames them, saying, O YE OF LITTLE FAITH: Matthew...
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Ver. 26. _And he saith unto them_] Christ first chides...
_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...
O YE OF LITTLE FAITH; small confidence in my knowledge and power. REBUKED THE WINDS; commanded them not to blow. For men to be fearful when following the directions of Christ, shows great want of con...
The terror of the disciples and Christ's rebuke:...
AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, WHY ARE YE FEARFUL, O YE OF LITTLE FAITH? THEN HE AROSE AND REBUKED THE WINDS AND THE SEA, AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM....
Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He had given them wise instruction. For He is not only their teacher: He will experience their sorrows, and show His heart of compas...
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 be on the water, an...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:27"....
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI " But plainly, unrighteous gain is pleasure and pain, toil and fear; and, to speak comprehensively, the passions of the soul, the present of which is delightful,...
Matthew 8:26 But G2532 said G3004 (G5719) them G846 Why G5101 you G2075 (G5748) fearful G1169 faith...
JESUS STILLS THE STORM (8:23-27). The issue of would be followers having been settled Jesus now prepares to go to Decapolis by boat across the Sea of Galilee. Decapolis was a semi-independent confeder...
‘And he says to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.” Jesus awoke, unmoved by the situation, and first turn...
Matthew 8:26. WHY ARE YE FEARFUL. ‘Afraid' would be too weak, and ‘cowardly' too strong. OF LITTLE FAITH. Fear while the Saviour was with them, evidence of ‘little faith;' the cry to Him evidence th...
CHRONOLOGY. Matthew inserts this group of events here; Mark and Luke at a later point. We accept the chronology of Mark, who explicitly says that Jesus crossed the sea on the evening of the day the pa...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
Matthew 8:23 The Stilling of the Tempest. I. "Behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea." A sudden and violent squall, such as these small inland seas, surrounded with mountain gorges, are notor...
Matthew 8:26 The paragraph before us has two parts. At first sight they are not distinct only they are incongruous. When you study them you see the harmony. Both represent Christ as the Restorer and T...
Matthew's Gospel is the Gospel of the Kingdom, and of the King. Here you see the King amid the storms of nature. Matthew 8:23. _And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, b...
Matthew 8:16. _When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits, with his word, and healed all that were sick:_ It was the evening after...
Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper_ You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, in any co...
Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,_ Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or ther...
CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's wife's mother. Professed disciples tested. Stilling of the waves. Casting-out demons at Gadara. CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion...
Matthew 8:2. _Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him._ After having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, thereb...
WHY ARE YOU SO FRIGHTENED? Matthew records: "how little faith;" Mark: "are you still without faith;" Luke: "where is your faith." The meaning is the same in all three accounts. GAVE A COMMAND. Mark gi...
_And when He was entered into a ship._ 1. A storm arose while the disciples were following their Master. Sea of life. Storms in the voyage-even when sailing according to the Master’s orders. 2. Whil...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 8:1 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Jesus has shown himself to be the Messiah through his teaching (chs. Matthew 5:1
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 8:26 LITTLE FAITH. See note on 6:30. REBUKED. Jesus is able to command even the forces of nature, just as God is....
JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll
CHAPTER 8 Ver. 2. _And, behold, a leper,_ &c. This same miracle is related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). From a comparison of these it would seem to follow that the miracle was not p...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Matthew 8:23_ Dormant power.—In the first verses of this passage the resolution of Matthew 8:18 is executed in part. The disciples—apparently with some reluctance—e...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 8:1 MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (_vide _I...
Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. The fifth chapter of Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: And he open...
Habakkuk 3:8; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 63:12; Job 38:8;...
DISCIPLESHIP IN TRAINING Matthew 8:18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let us consider the insincerity of the multitude. The last study closed with the crowds pressing upon Christ that they might be dispossess...