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Introduction
Last week we read .
Jesus from John chapter five traveled from Jerusalem, North to the Sea of Galilee in Tiberias.
Which is where He is in .
Mentioned 197 times in the Bible, the Sea of Galilee was located below the Jordan River and north from Jerusalem.
After Jesus clearly spoke of Himself as the Son sent from the Father, making Himself equal with God, He did another miracle where He fed more than 5000 with five barley loaves of bread and two fish.
We concluded that the miracle wasn’t mainly about the multiplication of the food but the revelation of Jesus as the God of the Old Testament.
It was meant to reveal Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God as spoken already in the previous chapters.
We read in where God had given bread from heaven in response to their grumbling.
We read this because it does seem parallel to John 6.
God responded to grumbling with provision.
In verse 4 of ,
God provided with the intent to test them whether they would walk in His law or not.
Not because He didn’t know what was in their hearts but rather for the people to examine for themselves.
Which if they had right they would have repented for their grumbling.
In , we saw Jesus doing the same thing. .
We saw Jesus doing the same thing in .
In both passages we saw grumbling.
And in both passages we also saw how merciful and gracious God was in bringing provision.
And in both passages we also saw how merciful and gracious God was in bringing provision.
First, God’s provision.
In Exodus He gave grumblers bread from heaven.
Second,
In , He revealed Himself as the bread of heaven to those who didn’t deserve it.
To those who grumbled and eventually leave.
The revelation of who He is, is in itself a gift.
This miracle in our text again echoes the ongoing cry of Holy Scripture.
The song which is the song of the redeemed.
The song being that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and by believing we have been given life in His name!
The Old Testament pointed to it, the Gospels revealed it and the Apostles looked back to it.
The event in our text today reveals that truth which has us with Jesus walking on the sea.
Our text today has us with Jesus walking on the sea.
This account is also recorded in and .
Matthew being the most detailed of the three.
We will see that what is again the highlight of this passage is that Jesus revealed Himself and we also see a reaction.
And we will be cross referencing from the other accounts.
Outline
1.
The Setting (v.16-17)
2. The Miracle (v.18-19)
3. The Revelation (v.20-21)
1.
The Setting (v.16-17)
Verse 16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea
Prior to this Jesus had left from where the crowds were.
In both Matthew and Mark’s account we see that on the fourth watch of the night, which was around 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m,
Prior Jesus had left from where the crowds were.
6:48 fourth watch.
3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
He went to the mountain to pray.
He withdrew Himself from the crowds because after He had performed the miracle, where He multiplied the bread and fish, they were about to take Him by force and make Him their King.
So he left the crowds and was alone.
He was by Himself where He was praying.
John MacArthur Jr., ed., The MacArthur Study Bible, electronic ed.
(Nashville, TN: Word Pub., 1997), 1473.
His disciples would then go down to the sea.
Verse 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.
It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
We see in verse 17, that they got into the boat and they started to cross the sea.
Matthew’s account has them a long way from the land.
It was dark.
Meaning that it was pass the evening where the sun was setting and the disciples went to the boat because Jesus made them get into the boat to go before Him to the other side.
The disciples went to the boat because Jesus made them get into the boat to go before Him to the other side.
You would think that after seeing what they saw they would stay and be with Christ.
I believe this was again a set up to reveal again who He was.
Which is the miracle of the gospel of John.
We also have to keep in mind that it was Jesus who told them to go to the boat.
In John’s account we see that his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.
17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.
So it was from Jesus that they were told to get into the boat.
Question: Why is this important to note?
It’s important due to what Jesus had already done.
The miracles He had done proved Jesus to be someone who provides yet they showed (as we will see later) that they were overwhelmed with fear and doubt.
Jesus dismissed the crowds.
We see this in Matthew and in Mark’s account.
But I don’t believe He dismissed His disciples.
Many speak of the greatest miracle.
Namely, when one comes to saving faith.
Which is true.
But the gospel of John is about how that miracle takes place.
The accounts of Jesus healing, having divine knowledge and multiplying are not so that people can be saved from fear and doubt.
Their purpose was so that people could believe in Christ which should produce a faith in God no matter the circumstance.
The signs He did are only what they are called.
Signs are not meant to be in themselves what causes salvation.
Signs never made someone a born again believer.
Signs are exactly what they are called.
They are signs pointing to the Savior that if believed in, will give eternal life.
This miracle is again a sign.
A sign pointing to the Christ, the Son of God who is Himself God.
So here the disciples got into the boat and they started to cross the sea.
It was now dark meaning that it was past the evening and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Then in verse 18 we see that a strong wind was blowing.
2. The Miracle (v.18-19)
Verse 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing
In Mark and Matthew’s account it says, that Jesus saw that they were making headway painfully, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.
48And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them.
So this was not a light storm.
A. T. Robertson, A Harmony of the Gospels (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009), .
Read Verse 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.
In both Matthew and Mark’s account we see that on the fourth watch of the night, which was around 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m, Jesus came to the boat.
The disciples were frightened.
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