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Verse 31. _JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND_] Every moment we stand in
need of Christ: while we _stand_-we are upheld by his power only; and
when we are _falling_, or have _fallen_, we can be saved only...
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AND PETER ANSWERED ... - Here is an instance of the characteristic
ardor and rashness of Peter. He had less real faith than he supposed,
and more ardor than his faith would justify. He was rash, headl...
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2. JOHN'S MARTYRDOM.
The Fourfold Attitude of the Rejected King.
CHAPTER 14
1. John's Martyrdom. (Matthew 14:1 .) 2. The Disciples of John with
the Lord Jesus. (Matthew 14:12 .) 3. Feeding the Five...
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JESUS WALKS ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45 *). Mt. omits to Bethsaida, seeing
that the boat arrived at Gennesaret (Matthew 14:34), and the remark
that Jesus would have passed by them. But he amplifies the stor...
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Peter got down from the boat and walked on the water to come to Jesus.
But, when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and, when he began to sink
below the water, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately...
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THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
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O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH. See note on Matthew 6:30.
WHEREFORE. why, or for what. Greek. _eis._
DOUBT. waver, or hesitate. Greek. _distazo._ Occurs only here and
Matthew 28:17....
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The Disciples cross from the Scene of the Miracle to Bethsaida
Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21
St Matthew alone narrates St Peter's endeavour to walk on the sea....
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ΕἸΣ ΤΊ; Literal translation of the Hebr. _lammah_, ‘with a
view to what?’ = ἱνατί, see note ch. Matthew 27:46.
ἐδίστασας, see ch. Matthew 28:17....
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THE DISCIPLES CROSS FROM THE SCENE OF THE MIRACLE TO BETHSAIDA
Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21
St Matthew alone narrates St Peter’s endeavour to walk on the sea....
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Ver 22. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a
ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away. 23. And when he had sent the multitudes away, h...
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_THE DISCIPLES WERE TOSSED AND JESUS CARED MATTHEW 14:22-33:_ Jesus
sent the disciples to the other side of the sea. This time alone
allowed Him a time of prayer. "And when he had sent the multitudes...
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ΈΚΤΕΊΝΑΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_
ΈΚΤΕΊΝΩ (G1614) протягивать,
ΈΠΕΛΆΒΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΕΠΙΛΑΜΒΆΝΟΜΑΙ (G1949) держать, хватать (с
_gen._),
ΌΛΙΓΌΠΙΣΤΕ (G3640) _voc. masc. sing. от...
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DISCOURSE: 1369
PETER SAVED WHEN SINKING IN THE SEA
Matthew 14:30. _But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid;
and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And
immediately Jesus s...
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JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND, &C.— Peter did not doubt that it was
Jesus who walked upon the water; he might have been convinced of that,
as we observed in the former note, before he left the vessel...
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Section 34
JESUS FEEDS THE 5000 AND WALKS UPON THE WAVES
(Parallels: Mark 6:30-52; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-21)
TEXT: 14:13-33
13 Now when Jesus heard _it,_ he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a
des...
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And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship,
and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes
away.
For the exposition, see the notes at John 6:15....
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32 Peter here symbolizes the sovereignty of Israel over the turbulent
gentiles in the time to come. They are made afraid by the spiritual
power of evil, typified by the wind. Peter's cry will be their...
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THE WALKING ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45; John 6:15). Another physical
miracle, also belonging to the oldest tradition. As it is attested by
actual eyewitnesses, it cannot be resolved into a legend or allego...
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DEATH OF THE BAPTIST. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. WALKING ON THE SEA
1, 2. Herod's opinion of Jesus (Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7)....
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 14
JOHN THE *BAPTIST DIES 14:1-12
V1 At that time, the ruler called Herod heard reports about Jesus. V2
So he spoke to his servants....
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CHAPTER 12
The Crisis in Galilee
Matthew 14:1 - Matthew 15:1 - Matthew 16:1.
THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little
intercommunication, have yet been interwoven in a...
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ἐδίστασας : again in Matthew 28:17, nowhere else in N. T.,
from δίς, double, hence to be of two minds, to doubt (_cf._
δίψυχος, James 1:8)....
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_Peter-episode_, peculiar to Mt. The story is true to the character of
Peter....
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_The return voyage_ (Mark 6:45-56)...
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HELP IN THE HOUR OF NEED
Matthew 14:22-36
_Jesus always comes in the storm._ It had been a great relief to
escape from the pressure of the crowd to His place of prayer, on
heights swept by the eveni...
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The presence and activity of the true King filled the false ruler with
alarm. Herod sacrificed John to his lust. Once Herod had heard John,
and the remembrance of former conviction was still with him,...
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JESUS WALKS UPON THE WATER
Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; & John 6:15-21. Mark: “And
immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the ship, and to
proceed before Him to the other side, toward...
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"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for
the wind was contrary. (25) And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus
went unto them, walking on the sea. (26) And when the disci...
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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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31._O man of little faith. _While our Lord kindly preserves Peter, he
does not connive at Peter’s fault. Such is the object of the
chastisement administered, when Peter is blamed for the weakness of
h...
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Our Gospel resumes the historical course of these revelations, but in
such a manner as to exhibit the spirit by which the people were
animated. Herod (loving his earthly power and his own glory more t...
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AND IMMEDIATELY JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND,.... The Syriac reads
it, וברשעתה, "and in that very moment"; for his case requires
immediate assistance, and Christ readily gave it; he reached out his...
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And immediately Jesus stretched forth _his_ hand, and caught him, and
said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Ver. 31. _O thou of little faith, &c._] Thou petty fidian, sma...
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_And Peter said, Lord, if it be thou_ Or, since it is thou, (the
particle _if_ frequently bearing this meaning;) _bid me come unto thee
on the water_ This was a rash request, proceeding from the warmt...
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DOUBT; why didst thou doubt my power to continue to support thee?...
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Peter's impetuousness:...
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AND IMMEDIATELY JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND, AND CAUGHT HIM, AND
SAID UNTO HIM, O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH, WHEREFORE DIDST THOU DOUBT?
Peter was always impetuous, quicker to act than to think. The voi...
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Now authority in high places is seen to reject Him too, by the
deliberate rejection of His forerunner and servant John the Baptist.
When King Herod hears of His fame, his conscience is troubled, feari...
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22-33 Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone
with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and
when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret...
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Ver. 29-31. Peter, by saying _if it be thou, _ showed that his faith
was not so strong as it should have been, after he had heard his
Master's voice. By his saying to him, BID ME COME UNTO THEE ON THE...
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Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
Also in the Gospel according to Matthew: "O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt? "[602]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostl...
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Matthew 14:31 And G1161 immediately G2112 Jesus G2424 out G1614
(G5660) hand G5495 caught G1949 (G5633) him...
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‘And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, and took hold of him,
and says to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” '
The impression we are given is that Peter had almost reached Jesus
b...
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JESUS DEMONSTRATES HIS MASTERY OF THE SEA AND IS RECOGNISED AS ‘THE
SON OF GOD' (14:22-33).
This is the second consecutive miracle in which Jesus take the
initiative in order to demonstrate to the di...
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Matthew 14:31. O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH, WHEREFORE DIDST THOU DOUBT?
Chrysostom: we need not fear the tempest, but only the weakness of our
faith. Hence Christ does not calm the storm, but takes Peter b...
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CONNECTION. Immediately after the miraculous feeding, the people
wished to proclaim Jesus a king and were ready to take violent steps
for that purpose (John 6:14-15). The disciples were probably ready...
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DIDST THOU DOUBT?
(εδιστασασ?). Only here and Matthew 28:17 in the N.T. From
δισταζω and that from δις (twice). Pulled two ways. Peter's
trust in the power of Christ gave way to his dread of the wi...
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Matthew 14:14. _And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and
was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick._
Different persons take different views of multitudes, according...
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Matthew 14:13. _When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by a ship
into a desert place apart:_
It is well for us to get alone with God when he takes home the best
and most faithful of his servants....
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Matthew 14:22. _And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get
into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent
the multitudes away._
Straightway is a business word: Jesus...
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CONTENTS: Herod's troubled conscience and the murder of John the
Baptist. The 5000 fed. Jesus walks on the water.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist, Herod, Herodias, and her
daughter, disciples.
CO...
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Matthew 14:2. _This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead._
Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ,
Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of He...
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AT ONCE JESUS REACHED OUT. True faith doesn't need to "show off."
Peter's act didn't demonstrate faith, but rather, doubt. The Bible
points out weakness as well as strength in its human heroes. No boo...
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_Wherefore didst thou doubt._
DOUBTING CHRISTIANS
1. It perverts all they do by directing them to a wrong end.
2. It withdraws the mind from Christ.
3. It sours the temper. It breeds fears.
4. It...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:28 THE SON OF GOD. This is the only time
in Matthew 1:1 that the disciples use this full title to address
Jesus....
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JESUS WALKS ON WATER MATTHEW 14:22-33; MARK 6:45-52; JOHN 6:16-21;
MATTHEW 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
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CHAPTER 14
The first eleven verses of this chapter relate to the decollation of
John the Baptist, of which I have spoken at length on the sixth
chapter of S. Mark.
_His Body_ : Syriac, _sclado_, i.e....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 14:22. CONSTRAINED HIS DISCIPLES.—Perhaps they, too, were
carried away by the frenzy of the time, and would have joined the
people in proclaiming Him King (John 6:15); or perh...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 14:1
CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A
STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION T
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And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he
said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the
dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in...
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1 Peter 1:5; 1 Timothy 2:8; Acts 4:30; Deuteronomy 32:36; Genesis
22:14
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THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT
Matthew 14:22
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we enter this study, we are particularly struck with the words:
"Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship." What is the
d...
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Observe here, 1. The mercy of Christ is no sooner sought, but found:
IMMEDIATELY JESUS PUT FORTH HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIM.. with what speed,
and with what assurance, should we flee to that sovereign bo...