A very strong wind blew up. See notes on Matthew 8:23-27. Lake Galilee is 600 feet below sea level, and has a tropical climate. Just to the north are the mountains of Lebanon, and the "updraft" from the heated lake brings cold air from these mountains, creating severe storms.
Verse 37. _A GREAT STORM OF WIND_] Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:24....
See the notes at Matthew 8:18. Mark 4:36 EVEN AS HE WAS IN THE SHIP - They took him without making any preparation for the voyage; without providing any food or raiment. He was sitting in a ship, or...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Teaching by the Seaside. The Parable of the Sower. (Mark 4:1. Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4 .)_ 2. The Word to shine forth in testimony. (Mar
TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...
When on that day evening had come, he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side." So they left the crowds and took him, just as he was, in their boat. And there were other boats with him. A g...
STORM. squall. The earlier storm in Matthew was caused by an earthquake (Greek. _seismos)_. That storm was _before_ the calling of the Twelve (Matthew 8:24 and Mark 10:1). This storm was _subsequent_...
_a great storm_ The word here used is found in Luke 8:23. The word employed in Matthew 8:24 generally means an _earthquake_. It was one of those sudden and violent squalls to which the Lake of Gennesa...
ὭΣΤΕ ἬΔΗ ΓΕΜΊΖΕΣΘΑΙ ΤῸ ΠΛΟΙ͂ΟΝ ([845][846][847][848][849]) rather than ὥστε αὐτὸ ἤδη γεμ. ([850][851]). [845] Codex Vaticanus. 4th cent., but perhaps a little later than א. In the Vatican Library alm...
35–41. THE STILLING OF THE WIND AND THE WAVES Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25...
_JESUS CALMED THE STORM MARK 4:35-41:_ Jesus did many powerful things to prove that He is Lord of all. On this night they and some other little boats were crossing the sea. The Bible says, "He was in...
ΛΑΪ́ΛΑΨ (G2978) жестокий шторм, ураган, шквал (Taylor; ВВС), ΈΠΈΒΑΛΛΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΒΆΛΛΩ (G1911) кидаться на что-л.; intr. бить о что-л.: "волны били о лодку" (Gould), ΉΔ (G2235) уже....
_SUMMARY 4:34_5:43 The argument of this section is the same as that of the corresponding section in Matthew. (See Matthew 8:1 to Matthew 9:35.) It proves the divine power of Jesus by showing that he c...
3. THE FIRST WITHDRAWAL 4:355:20 a. The Stilling of the Tempest 4:35-41 _TEXT 4:35-41_ And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving the mu...
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. AND THERE AROSE A GREAT STORM OF WIND, [ lailaps (G2978) anemou (G417)] - 'a tempest of wind.' To s...
35-41 Compare Mat_8:18-27; Luk_2:22-25. 37 The lake of Galilee is subject to sudden squalls when the wind sweeps down from the mountains on the east. In a short time it changes from a placid mirror-li...
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. STILLING THE TEMPEST 1-9. Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4). See on Mt....
STILLING THE STORM (Matthew 8:18; Matthew 8:23; Luke 8:22). See on Mt. St. Mark's graphic details should be noticed—' the other boats with Him,' Mark 4:36, and
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 4 THE STORY ABOUT THE SEEDS VERSES 1-9 Every farmer knows that he must plant his s...
(35-41) AND THE SAME DAY. — Better, _in that day._ See Notes on Matthew 8:23. The connection of the events, as given by St. Mark, seems to be precise enough, but it differs widely from that in St. Mat...
BEAT INTO THE SHIP, SO THAT IT WAS NOW FULL. — Better, _were beating upon the ship, so that it was filling._ Both verbs describe continuous action....
CHAPTER 4:35-41; 6:47-52 (MARK 4:35; MARK 6:47) THE TWO STORMS (JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER) "And on that day, when even was come, He saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving t...
_Crossing the lake_ (Matthew 8:18; Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25). ἐν ἐκείνῃ τ. ἡ., on _that_ day, the day of the parable discourse, the more to be noted that Mark does not usually trouble himself abo...
γίνεται λαῖλαψ : _cf._ Jonah 1:4, ἐγένετο κλύδων μέγας. ἐπέβαλλεν, were dashing (intransitive) against and into (εἰς) the ship. γεμίζεσθαι, so that already (ἤδη) the ship was _getting full_....
GROWTH IN GOD'S KINGDOM Mark 4:10-41 How quick the Master was to observe the meaning of natural symbols! To Him all things were unfoldings of eternal mystery, and the ways of men unconsciously mirror...
In verses Mark 4:1; Mark 4:10, we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and learn it,...
(6) And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. (6) They that sail with Christ, although he seems to sleep ever so soundly when they are in dange...
STORM ON THE GALILEAN SEA Matthew 13:18-27; Mark 4:35-41; & Luke 8:22-25; Luke 9:57-62. Mark: “And He says to them o
(35) And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. (36) And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him, even as he was in the ship, and...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_CHRIST IN THE TEMPEST_ ‘And the same day, when the even was come, He saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.… What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?’ Ma...
This introduces the true character and result of His own service, and all the history of the service that should be accomplished unto a far distant future; as well as the responsibility of His discipl...
AND THERE AROSE A GREAT STORM OF WIND,.... Called Laelaps, a wind that is suddenly whirled about upwards and downwards, and is said to be a storm, or tempest of wind with rain; it was a sort of a hurr...
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. Ver. 37. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 8:24 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 8:25 _"_...
_The same day, when the even was come_ See note on Matthew 8:18. _They took him even as he was in the ship_ They carried him immediately, in the same vessel from which he had been preaching to the peo...
Christ stills the tempest. Matthew 14:23-33....
AND THERE AROSE A GREAT STORM OF WIND, AND THE WAVES BEAT INTO THE SHIP, SO THAT IT WAS NOW FULL. It was on the evening of the day on which Christ had taught the people and His disciples in so many pa...
CHRIST STILLING THE TEMPEST. The departure:...
His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1, but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells simply...
SERMON #1 TITLE: Does Jesus Care? TEXT: Mark 4:35-41 PROPOSITION: QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Ways READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. In the NT the word “care” can have several meanings. 2. Song: Does Jes...
35-41 Christ was asleep in the storm, to try the faith of his disciples, and to stir them up to pray. Their faith appeared weak, and their prayers strong. When our wicked hearts are like the troubled...
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Mark 4:37 And G2532 great G3173 windstorm G417 G2978 arose G1096 (G5736) and G1161 waves G2949 beat...
JESUS TAMES THE ROARING WAVES (4:35-41). One supreme importance of incidents like this one was that in them the disciples themselves directly benefited from Jesus unique power. It was one thing to see...
‘And there arises a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat insomuch that the boat was now filling. And He Himself was on the cushion in the stern, sleeping.' The sudden arousal of stron...
Mark 4:37. All three accounts of this storm and its effects differ in form, but agree in substance. From Mark 4:35, we infer that it was already night when the storm arose. The lake was and is still s...
THE TIME of the voyage across the lake is fixed by the account before us. It was the evening of the day (Mark 4:35) when the discourse in parables had been uttered. The other accounts (Matthew 8:18; L...
THERE ARISETH A GREAT STORM OF WIND (γινετα λαιλαπς μεγαλη ανεμου). Mark's vivid historical present again. Matthew 8:24 has εγενετο (arose) and Luke 8:23 κατεβη (came down). Luke has also λαιλαπς, b...
Mark 4:35 There are various instances in Sacred Scripture of the effect produced by the revelation of God to man, sometimes by mere power, sometimes by terror, sometimes, as in the drama of Job, by a...
Mark 4:36 The toiling Christ. Among the many loftier characteristics belonging to Christ's life and work, there is a very homely one which is often lost sight of; and that is, the amount of hard phys...
Mark 4:35 _And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude,--_ Telling them that Christ would give them n...
CONTENTS: Parable of the sower. Parable of the candle. Parable of the mustard seed. Jesus stills the storm. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, disciples. CONCLUSION: The present age is a time for missions an...
Mark 4:12. _That seeing they may see, and not perceive._ St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26. They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which fell on...
_And the same day, when the even was come, He saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side._ IN THE STORM I. The influence of danger it caused the disciples to doubt the care of Christ. Why...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:37 The Sea of Galilee is 696 feet (212 m) below sea level, resulting in sudden storms (WINDSTORM; see Mark 6:48)....
JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll
CHAPTER 4 1 _The parable of the sower_, 14 _and the meaning thereof_. 21 _We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others_. 26 _The parable of the seed growing secretly_, 30 _and of the musta...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 4:39. AROSE.—_Awoke_. PEACE, BE STILL.—_Be silent! Be muzzled!_ Mark alone preserves these words, which were doubtless addressed to “the prince of the power of th...
EXPOSITION MARK 4:1 AND AGAIN HE BEGAN TO TEACH BY THE SEASIDE. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. The room and the...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to Mark, chapter 4. Beginning in chapter 4, we have the beginning of the ministry of Christ in parables. There is often times a mistaken opinion...
2 Corinthians 11:25; Acts 27:14; Acts 27:41; Job 1:12; Job 1:19;...
Storm [λ α ι λ α ψ]. So Luke. Distinctively furious storm or hurricane. Compare Septuagint, Job 38:1, of the whirlwind out of which God answered Job. See, also, Job 21:18. Matthew uses seismov, a shak...
GETTING WHAT YOU GIVE Mark 4:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are many "as" and "sos" in the "Word of God. These cover various lines of consideration. Let us suggest one or two of these before we take u...