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Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea. . . . And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. For he had healed many. . . . 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, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
In this story, Christ Jesus and his disciples are crossing the Sea of Galilee. (“As he was in the ship” probably refers to his entry into the boat in 4:1.) Located 690 feet (210 meters) below sea level, this body of water is ringed by hills. The collision of cold mountain air with warmer air in the sea basin generates hurricane-force winds to this day.
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Resources cited in this issue
Cit. 1: Laymon, Charles M. The Interpreter’s One-Volume Commentary on the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1971.
Cit. 10: Barker, Kenneth L., John R. Kohlenberger, Verlyn Verbrugge, and Richard Polcyn. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.
Cit. 14: The Message, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress, represented by Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
Cit. 26: NLT Study Bible. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2017; Eiselen, Frederick Carl, Edwin Lewis, and David G. Downey, eds. The Abingdon Bible Commentary. New York: Abingdon Press, 1929.
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