What Sort of Man is This?

We’re all going to die!

Psalm 107:23–30 ESV

Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.

Who delivered them?

Yahweh!

Jesus in the boat

Matthew 8:23–27 ESV

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

The parralel is not an accident.

Unlike John, Matthew is leading us on a journey of revelation.

We even have Jonah in the background - Jonah in a storm because he wouldn’t preach, Jesus in a storm after he had preached.

Yahweh calms the storm after Jonah is thrown overboard; Jesus calms the storm without praying to Yahweh.

What sort of man is this?