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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,_
_...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_faith_= "trust," "confidence....
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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...
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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....
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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....
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_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...
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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...
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And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 4:35....
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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...
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8:26 was (c-27) _ Ginomai_ . Lit. 'it then began' or 'took place.'...
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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;...
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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-...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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_Storm on the lake_ (Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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The terror of the disciples and Christ's rebuke:...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:27"....
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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,...
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Matthew 8:26 But G2532 said G3004 (G5719) them G846 Why G5101 you
G2075 (G5748) fearful G1169 faith...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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
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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....
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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
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Habakkuk 3:8; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 63:12; Job 38:8;...
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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...
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Why are ye fearful — Then he rebuked the winds — First, he
composed their spirits, and then the sea....