{"id":69,"date":"2012-02-28T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/28\/mark-435-41\/"},"modified":"2014-11-25T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T16:22:42","slug":"mark-435-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/28\/mark-435-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark 4:35-41"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>This same miracle story is also seen in Matthew 8:23-27 and Luke 8:22-25.\u00a0 When comparing the stories, I find that in the NRSV, the author of Matthew starts out the story with a command of getting into the boat and Jesus leading the way. In Mark and Luke, there is no commandment by Jesus to cross the sea but more of statement of fact that they will all go do this.\u00a0 Mark however goes a little further stating that they take Jesus as he was which may be indicating that although Jesus had been teaching all day, that he may not had an opportunity to rest or clean up before leaving. \u00a0They story does not tell us if all or some of the Apostles are in the boat with Jesus, nor does it tell us if the other boats experienced the storm. \u00a0The story centers around the boat that contains Jesus. In fact we are only told that disciples are in the boat, so that could include some of the Apostles but it may not include any of them.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Some more background information on the story is; at least four of the Apostles were fishermen, that being; Simon\/Peter, Andrew, James and John\/Boanerges.\u00a0 Also the lake that Jesus was teaching by was the Sea of Galilee.\u00a0You may note I refer to it as a lake, as this is how Luke\u2019s story refers to the body of water,\u00a0 but both Matthew and Mark refer to the body of water as a Sea and the name of the body of the water is the Sea of Galilee.\u00a0 The Sea of Galilee is about 15 or so miles North to South and about 12 miles East to West.\u00a0 So this particular body of water is not some small lake but a rather large body of water.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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As the disciples<\/span>\u00a0and Jesus and we don’t know if some or all the Apostles went, cross the Sea of Galilee, Jesus falls asleep on a cushion in the rear of the boat. \u00a0While asleep, a storm comes up. \u00a0This is described as a great wind storm in and that the waves on the water were high enough to start to swamp (fill the boat with water) the boat. \u00a0This must have been one heck of a storm for experienced fishermen, thus experienced boaters to believe they would parish. \u00a0For the Jews of this time period, the seas and waters were places of danger and monsters that no one could control. \u00a0The disciples believe they are perishing, right this very moment, all the while Jesus is sleeping….on a\u00a0<\/span>cushion<\/span>. \u00a0Where else have you every heard of Jesus sleeping in the Bible, aside from His birth story? \u00a0Jesus was awakened by the disciples…Can you imagine, this Jesus dude, doing all these\u00a0<\/span>healings<\/span>, casting out of demons, astounding\u00a0<\/span>knowledge<\/span>\u00a0when he taught and just had\u00a0<\/span>chosen<\/span>\u00a0some\u00a0<\/span>disciples<\/span>\u00a0to be His Apostles, was sleeping seemingly without a single care.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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\nThe first thing they ask Jesus upon waking him was, if he cares or not that they were perishing. \u00a0Can’t you just see it, Jesus is waking up, yawning and stretching as the disciples are in a frantic worried state. \u00a0The disciples are convinced that the storm \u00a0was so bad that they\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0die, die right there and now on the boat, there in this awful storm!<\/span><\/span>
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\nJesus wakes, and yells at the wind and the sea to be quiet…He probably also said, if not under his breath, please be quiet, you are scaring my disciples. Now if any or all of the Apostles were among those on the boat, Jesus must be thinking, wow, these are my chosen ones, my cream of the crop of disciples, the ones that have advanced to the Advanced Placement class of discipleship. \u00a0Okay, we don’t know if Jesus said or thought that, I know I sure would be.<\/span><\/span>
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\nNow everything is dead calm, there is not a wisp of wind, no sounds in the air, the water is like…..glass. \u00a0Jesus says, “Hey guys, what is all the fuss about? \u00a0Can’t you see I was sleeping very comfortably. \u00a0Why are you still doubting who I am?” \u00a0Remember these disciples have been following Jesus around. \u00a0Seeing the\u00a0<\/span>healing<\/span>, seeing the casting of demons out, yet they lack faith they will be okay on the boat, the boat that Jesus was riding in. \u00a0Jesus rolls His eyes and thinks to himself…boy, they get tested and failed\u00a0<\/span>miserably<\/span>. \u00a0If some of them are Apostles he might have been thinking, maybe I should demote them back to disciples?<\/span><\/span>
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\nIn the days of Jesus on earth, it was not uncommon for others to be doing healing and casting out of demons. \u00a0So maybe Jesus is cutting them some slack, but now they should get it, he thinks to himself, now they have seen I have control over nature its self. \u00a0This should send a message to those good ole boys!<\/span><\/span>
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\nWell the message was sent and received. \u00a0The disciples are fearful but more than just fearful, they are quaking in their\u00a0<\/span>sandals<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>In verse 41 the text says<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u1f10\u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/strong> <\/strong>\u03c6\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf\u03bd<\/strong> <\/strong>\u03bc\u03ad\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>which is; they feared a great fear. \u00a0Obviously the Greek text wants to highlight the fear that the disciples had, after Jesus calms the storm. \u00a0They are fearful now that the calm is about. \u00a0<\/span>The disciples say to themselves, “Who then is this, that even the wind and sea obey him?” \u00a0This is the fear they are expressing, not that they made it through the storm, but the fear now associated with their question of who Jesus is.<\/span>
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\nJesus just rolls his eyes again.<\/span>
\nWill they ever learn, will they get it, what more do I need to do, die and be raised back to life?<\/span>
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\nI was not trying to make fun of this text but to bring out what is going on here. \u00a0This is important. \u00a0Not only do the disciples lack faith, it would seem they believe that Jesus is unaware of the situation and that Jesus needs to be told of the situation and prompted to help. \u00a0That is not only a lack of faith but total lack of understanding just who and what Jesus is and what Jesus is capable of doing. \u00a0Below is the actual text from the NRSV:<\/span>
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35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, \u201cLet us go across to the other side.\u201d 36 And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, \u201cTeacher, do you not care that we are perishing?\u201d 39 He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, \u201cPeace! Be still!\u201d Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 40 He said to them, \u201cWhy are you afraid? Have you still no faith?\u201d 41 And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, \u201cWho then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?\u201d 1<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n1) The Holy Bible : New Revised Standard Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989), Mk 4:35\u201341.<\/span>
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\nThis same story can be found in\u00a0<\/span>
\nMatthew 8:23-27<\/a> and Luke 8:22-25<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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\nMaybe the disciples needed to trust that Jesus was aware of the situation and was going to guide them through the storm. \u00a0Jesus does not always calm the storm but can care for us in the storm and guide us through it.<\/span><\/span>
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