Jesus Stills the Storm.
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there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: b and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. c and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. [These storms come with great suddenness. See McGarvey's "Lands of the Bible," page 519.]
b 38 And {a but} b he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion [The cushion was the seat-cover, which, as Smith remarks, was probably "a sheepskin with the fleece, which, when rolled up, served as a pillow." The stern was the most commodious place for passengers. The tossing ship has been accepted in all ages as a type of the church in seasons of peril]:
a 25 And they came to him, and awoke him, {b they awake him,} and say unto him, {a saying,} Save, Lord; we perish. c Master, master, we perish. b Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? [There was a babble of confused voices, betraying the extreme agitation of the disciples.]
39 And he awoke, a Then he arose, and rebuked the winds, {b wind,} a and the sea; c and the raging of the water; b and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. c and they ceased, b And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. [In addressing the winds and waves Jesus personified them to give emphasis to his authority over them. The calm showed the perfection of the miracle, for the waves of such a lake continue to roll long after the winds have ceased.]
c 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? b Why are ye yet fearful? have ye not yet faith? a O ye of little faith? [They had little faith or they would not have been so frightened; but they had some faith, else they would not have appealed to Jesus.]
b 41 And they feared exceedingly, c And being afraid they a the men marvelled, b and said one to another, c saying one to another, a What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? c Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds, and the water, and they obey him? [Jesus' complete lordship over the realm of nature made his disciples very certain of his divinity.]
* I do not concur in this statement.--P. Y. P.