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The accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke vary in the wording of Jesus’ fearful disciples. In Mark 4:38, the Greek word proskephálaion designates an object on which one can rest the head. In Matthew 8:24, the severe storm is called seismós mégas, which commonly designates a “great earthquake,” and here appears to describe the storm from the standpoint of the extreme effect it produced, with the boat being shaken as are buildings during an earthquake. Therefore, it is not uncommon for winds to rush down from the higher elevations, creating a choppy lake that poses a danger for small boats and their occupants. Hills and mountains surround the lake on the east and the west, where the air temperature is lower than at the level of the water. The Sea of Galilee lies about 700 feet below seal level and approximately 40 miles southwest of Mount Hermon, with an altitude of more than 9,200 feet above sea level. (See for additional information and pictures.) Luke’s account refers to this body of water as a “lake,” whereas Matthew’s and Mark’s accounts speak of it as a “sea.” They said to one another, “Who really is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” (Matthew 8:27 Mark 4:41 Luke 8:25) Their reaction and words suggest that they did not yet fully comprehend the greatness of God’s Son, a greatness that transcended that of the person whom they had expected the foretold Messiah to be.Īt its widest point from east to west, the Sea of Galilee measures about seven and a half miles and its longest length is approximately thirteen miles. Upon witnessing what happened after Jesus calmed the wind and the lake, the disciples were filled with great fear and astonishment. The miracles they had witnessed should have given them a strong basis for faith in deliverance from perilous circumstances. The disciples, however, had the Son of God with them, which should have assured them that the heavenly Father would never let them perish with his Son. “Do you still not have faith?” (Mark 4:40) “Where your faith?” (Luke 8:25)įrom a human standpoint, the probability of drowning was very real. (Matthew 8:26 Mark 4:39 Luke 8:24) According to Matthew 8:26, he referred to them as having little faith, and in Mark and Luke his words to them are presented as a question. He also asked the disciples why they were afraid. Jesus got up and called upon the wind, waves, and water to be still, and immediately all became calm. They woke Jesus, saying to him, “Teacher, does it not matter to you that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:37, 38 Matthew 8:24, 25 Luke 8:23, 24)
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As the boat was being swamped, the disciples feared that they would drown. Suddenly, a tremendous storm whipped up high waves, which violently tossed the boat and began filling it with water. (Matthew 8:23) Mark 4:36 says that there were “other boats” with Jesus, but no specifics are included nor is any later mention made of these boats.ĭuring the crossing, Jesus, in the stern of the boat, rested his head on a cushion ( proskephálaion) and fell asleep. (Mark 3:9) This likely was Peter’s boat and the one that Jesus, on this occasion, boarded with his disciples. (Mark 6:31)Įarlier, Jesus had arranged for the disciples to have a boat at his disposal, making it possible for him to speak to the people from the boat without being crowded by them. ” (Mark 4:35 Luke 8:22) As on a later occasion, he may have felt the need for all of them to be away from the crowds in order to get some rest in an isolated area. In the evening of the day he had taught the people with parables, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go to the other side of the lake.