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Verse Matthew 14:25. _THE FOURTH WATCH_] Anciently the Jews divided
the night into _three_ watches, consisting of _four_ hours each. The
_first_ watch is mentioned, Lamentations 2:19: the _second_, J...
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AND IN THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT - The Jews anciently divided the
night into three parts of four hours each, usually called watches. The
first of these watches is mentioned in Lamentations 2:19, t...
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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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Immediately he compelled his disciples to embark in the boat and to go
on ahead to the other side, until he should send away the crowds. When
he had sent away the crowds, he went up into a mountain by...
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THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
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THE FOURTH WATCH. See App-51....
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_in the fourth watch_ i. e. early in the morning. Cp. "Et jam quarta
canit venturam buccina lucem," Propert. iv. 4. 63. At this time the
Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman custom of four night watch...
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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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14, 22, 25. The subject Ἰησοῦς omitted, insertion due to
lectionaries or marginal note.
25. ΤΕΤΆΡΤΗΙ ΔῈ ΦΥΛΑΚΗ͂Ι, i.e. early in the
morning. Cp. ‘Et jam quarta canit venturam buccina lucem,’
Propert....
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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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25, 26. The true reading ἐπὶ τὴν θάλ.… ἐπὶ τῆς
θαλ. reverses the _textus receptus_. The change of case after
ἐπί, and of the order of the participle, is suggestive:
περιπ. ἐπὶ τὴν θάλ. ‘walking over t...
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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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ΤΕΤΆΡΤΗ — ΦΥΛΑΚΉ _dat. sing._ четвертая
стража, от 3 до 6 часов утра. Римляне
делили ночь на четыре стражи по три
часа каждая, начиная с § часов вечера
(Tasker; Hendriksen). _Dat._, выражающий момент...
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THE SHIP WAS NOW IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA— The disciples, having met
with a contrary wind, could not keep their course to Bethsaida, which
was situated north-wards, about a league or two from the deser...
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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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3 See Lev_18:1620:21.
6-12 Compare Mar_6:21-29.
13-15 Compare Mar_6:30-36; Luk_9:10-12 Joh_6:1-7.
13 Herod's insistence that the Lord was John the baptist was not very
reassuring, for He was almost...
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THE FOURTH WATCH] This is Roman reckoning. The fourth or last watch
was from 3 to 6 a.m. The Jews reckoned only three watches, beginning
at 6 p.m....
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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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IN THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT. — The Jews, since their conquest
by Pompeius, had adopted the Roman division of the night into four
watches, and this was accordingly between 3 A.M. and 6 A.M., in th...
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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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τετάρτῃ φυλ. = 3 to 6, in the early morning, πρωῒ.
ἐπὶ τ. θ.: the readings in this and the next verse vary between
genitive and accusative. The sense is much the same. The evangelist
means to represen...
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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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And in the (c) fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking
on the sea.
(c) By the fourth watch is meant the time nearer to day break: for in
ancient times they divided the night into four...
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And in the fourth watch of the night. The Jews, under the Romans,
divided the night, or the time from sunset to sunrise, into four
watches, each of them lasting for three hours. And the hours were
lon...
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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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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 IN THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT,.... This is said, according to
the division of the night into four watches, by the Jews; who o say,
that
"there are four watches in the night, and four watches i...
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And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on
the sea.
Ver. 25. _And in the fourth watch, &c._] Then, and not till then. His
time is best, whatever we think of it: his help mo...
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Mat. 14:24, 25. "But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed
with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the
night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea." This which...
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Mat. 14:24-27. "But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed
with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the
night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the...
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_And in the fourth watch of the night_ The Jews, as well as the
Romans, usually divided the night into four watches of three hours
each. The first watch began at six, the second at nine, the third at...
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FOURTH WATCH; the Jews had four watches, or periods of the night. The
first watch was from six to nine o'clock; the second, from nine to
twelve; the third, from twelve to three; and the fourth, from t...
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The miracle:...
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AND IN THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT, JESUS WENT UNTO THEM, WALKING ON
THE SEA....
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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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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 14:27"....
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Matthew 14:25 Now G1161 fourth G5067 watch G5438 night G3571 Jesus
G2424 went G565 (G5627) to G4314 them...
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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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‘And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on
the sea.'
The fourth watch of the night was 3:00 am to 6:00 am (The Roman night
watch was divided into four). It was daybreak, after...
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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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Matthew 14:25. IN THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT. Between three and six
o'clock in the morning. Their danger had lasted nearly all night.
Deliverance is often long delayed, but while the Master prayed,...
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WALKING UPON THE SEA
(περιπατων επ την θαλασσαν). Another nature
miracle. Some scholars actually explain it all away by urging that
Jesus was only walking along the beach and not on the water, an
im...
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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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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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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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WALKING ON THE WATER. Having finished his prayer, he now came to them
_walking on the water_! The language is very firm in pointing out that
it is the water itself which he walks upon....
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:25 FOURTH WATCH. The Roman military
divided the night into four watches of three hours each, from 6:00
P.M. until 6:00 A.M. The fourth watch would have been between 3:00 and...
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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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Job 9:8; John 6:19; Luke 12:38; Mark 6:48; Matthew 24:43;...
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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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The fourth watch — The Jews (as well as the Romans) usually divided
the night into four watches, of three hours each. The first watch
began at six, the second at nine, the third at twelve, the fourth...
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Christ having seen the distress of his disciples on the shore, he
hastens to them on the sea. It was not. stormy and tempestuous sea
that could separate betwixt him and them: he that waded through. se...