Mat 8:23-27 | PNT | STEP | When he had entered into a ship . Compare . Boat is a better rendering. It was a small open row boat.

Matthew 8:23-27

When he had entered into a ship. Compare Mr 5:1-21 Lu 8:28-40. Boat is a better rendering. It was a small open row boat. There arose a great tempest in the sea. Mark says, "A great storm" (Mr 4:37); Luke, "There came down a storm of wind" (Lu 8:23); the word used by Matthew implies a tornado. The Greek word "seismos" denotes a sudden and violent gust of wind, such as frequently bursts on the lake. All travelers describe the storms as very sudden and violent caused by the cold air that rushes down from the mountains into the heated depression of the lake. Lord, save us: we perish. The Lord was awakened out of sleep with these words. Their language is that of extreme terror. O ye of little faith. According to Matthew, he characterizes them as of "little faith"; according to Mark he asked, "How is it that ye have no faith"? (Mr 4:40); according to Luke, "Where is your faith"? (Lu 8:25). The spirit of the rebuke is the same in all the accounts.

Rebuked the winds and the sea. Mark gives the very words of the rebuke: "Peace, be still" (Mr 4:39). What manner of man? The words express astonishment at this new proof of his control, not only over demons and disease, but also over the winds and waves, which obeyed him at his word.