Matthew 8:23-27 · Jesus Calms the Storm

23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"

26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

27 The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"

Jesus Calms the Storm
Matthew 8:23-27
Understanding Series
by Robert H. Mounce
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A Ministry of Healing: Matthew summarized the public ministry of Jesus as teaching, preaching, and healing in chapter 4 (v. 23; repeated in 9:35). In chapters 5–7 we were introduced to the teaching ministry of Jesus. In chapters 8–9 we will learn of his ministry in deeds. This second main section of the Gospel comprises three series of acts of miraculous power. Each series has three miracles—one in the realm of nature (calming a storm, 8:23–27) and the other eight connected with some form of sickness. Between each set of three is a paragraph or two of material not about miracles (8:18–22; 9:9–17).

By isolating the account of the woman suffering from severe bleeding from the middle of the story of the Jewish official’s daughter who had just died (9:18–26; see vv. 20–22), some count ten mirac…

Baker Publishing Group, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, by Robert H. Mounce