{"id":18855,"date":"2023-02-02T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jaredingle\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:17:22","slug":"who-is-this-man-part-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jaredingle\/2023\/02\/who-is-this-man-part-2-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"who is this Man? part 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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who is this Man? pt 2 of 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark 4.39: \u201cQuiet down!\u201d often translated \u201cPeace, be still!\u201d<\/h3>\n*** ** And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, \u201cBe silent! Be still!\u201d Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. (NRSV)<\/p>\n ** My Favorite Translation:<\/em> Mom taught kid\u2019s class at church. She set up a makeshift boat. All the kids piled in and my cousin Melissa wanted to be Jesus. Mom told the story and everyone acted it out. When she got to this part, my cousin Melissa stood up and yelled to the storm, \u201cShut up! Just shut up!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n ** Melissa\u2019s translation is closer to the Greek.<\/span><\/p>\n ** Jesus quiets a raging storm that is terrifying seasoned fishermen.<\/span><\/p>\n ** Is Mark teaching us about the power of the spoken Word?<\/span><\/p>\n ** The Greek is clear. Jesus rebukes<\/em> the storm like He rebukes demons.[1]<\/span><\/p>\n ** Is He speaking to the storm, or some sort of personal force behind it?<\/span><\/p>\n ** The Word of God has the power to heal, deliver, and command nature.<\/span><\/p>\n ** The storm knows who Christ is. Do we?<\/span><\/p>\n ** ***Do our storms know who He is?<\/span><\/p>\n now we see the hope of the Gospel in 2 simple questions<\/h3>\n***** ** Then he asked them,\u00a0\u201cWhy are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?\u201d \n<\/span><\/span>The disciples were absolutely terrified. \u201cWho is this man?\u201d they asked each other. \u201cEven the wind and waves obey him!\u201d (<\/span>Mark 4.40-41; NLT)<\/p>\n ** \u201cWhy are you afraid?\u201d<\/p>\n ** \u201cWho is this man?\u201d<\/p>\n ** They\u2019re afraid. They\u2019re afraid of the storm, and with good reason. <\/span>But they\u2019re also afraid of what could be behind the storm, or below it.<\/p>\n ** Now Christ calms the storm and the underworld with 1 command.<\/span><\/p>\n ** They <\/span>were<\/span><\/i> afraid of the storm, but <\/span>now<\/span><\/i> they\u2019re afraid of Christ! <\/span>Some translations say, \u201cfilled with awe,\u201d but afraid is more accurate.<\/p>\n ** It can literally read, <\/span>\u201cThey feared a great fear.\u201d This is a Jewish saying, or idiom at the time, expressing terror. The Disciples are afraid of the storm, but they are terrified of Christ.[2]<\/span><\/p>\n ** We want Christ to show up, but are we ever afraid to witness His glory?<\/span><\/p>\n ** The Twelve ask, \u201cWho is this man?\u201d This is the crux of this story, and the crux of the Gospel. <\/span>Like ancient biographers, Mark focuses on the identity of the key player.[3]\n<\/p> ** Who is this Man? \nStorms obey<\/em> Him. \nChaos yields<\/em> to Him. \nThe underworld submits<\/em> to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n ** \u201cWhy are you so afraid?\u201d \n<\/span>\u201cWho is this man?\u201d *****\n<\/span>These are critical questions both then and now.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/b>Who is this man?<\/i> We relate to the Disciples, but Mark focuses on Jesus Christ\u2019s identity<\/h3>\n***** ** On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, \u201cLet us go across to the other side.\u201d <\/span>And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. (<\/span>Mark 4.35-36; NRSV)<\/p>\n ** He is the One who draws us away from the crowds<\/h3>\n ** This is a recurring pattern in this portion of Mark. <\/span>In every story, Jesus moves from the crowds to an intimate group. There is a contrast: the crowds vs. the Disciples or only a few Disciples. Then there are miracles.<\/p>\n ** Because of Mark\u2019s recurring theme or pattern, you\u2019d think the Disciples would\u2019ve seen it coming. They\u2019re set apart for a miracle.<\/span><\/p>\n ** Hasn\u2019t Jesus established a pattern or a track record in our lives, like this theme in Mark?<\/span><\/p>\n ** Shouldn\u2019t we see it coming?<\/span><\/p>\n ** It\u2019s as if our Lord is looking for an opportunity to get personal with us and share His glory.<\/span><\/p>\n ** He\u2019s the One who\u2019s not surprised by storms; He\u2019s the One at rest<\/h3>\n ** A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. <\/span>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 (Mark 4.37-38)<\/span><\/p>\n ** Sometimes the best thing we can do on a hard day, is to take a nap. <\/span>We may find we\u2019re closer to Jesus Christ when we rest than when we worry.<\/p>\n ** Do we really understand rest anymore, rest for the soul, sabbath rest?<\/span><\/p>\n ** Do you know this is the only mention of Jesus sleeping in the New Testament?<\/span><\/p>\n ** Our ship seems to be sinking, but where\u2019s Jesus?<\/span><\/p>\n ** *****Perhaps the best we can do is to curl up beside Him!<\/span><\/p>\n He\u2019s the One who calls us to believe again<\/h3>\n******* ** And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, \u201cBe silent! Be still!\u201d Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. <\/span>He said to them, \u201cWhy are you afraid? Have you still no faith?\u201d <\/span>And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, \u201cWho then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?\u201d (Mark 4.39-41)<\/span><\/p>\n ** Jesus commands the storms! \nJesus calls us to believe!<\/span><\/p>\n ** In the New Testament, \u201cto believe\u201d means to believe in<\/em> someone, like trusting\u00a0in<\/em> someone. <\/span>So Jesus takes their belief personally, Don\u2019t you know who I am?<\/i><\/p>\n ** \u201cDo you still not have faith in me?\u201d (verse 40; older NLT\u2026 great translation!)<\/span><\/p>\n ** Sandra Richter tackles this question in her modern classic, <\/span>Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n ** \u201c\u2018What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?\u2019 (Mt 8:27). The answer, of course, is that this is Yahweh the Son. <\/span>And this event is one of the clearest declarations of Jesus\u2019 deity in the New Testament. <\/span><\/i>It is Yahweh who said at the dawn of creation: \u2018thus far you shall come, but no farther\u2019; and it is only Yahweh the Son who could stand and remind the Sea of Galilee of the same.\u201d (italicized portion for clarity) [4]<\/span><\/p>\n ** *******\nnotes:<\/h3>\n pic credit: Yoav Aziz<\/a><\/span> | Sun After Rain<\/em> | Sea of Galilee | 12.22.20 | unsplash.com<\/p>\n \nBen Witherington III, <\/span>The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary<\/span><\/i> (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 2001), 176.<\/span><\/li>\nIbid.<\/span><\/li>\nIbid., 177.<\/span><\/li>\nSandra L. Richter, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament<\/i> (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic<\/a><\/span>, 2008), 146-147.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"********* ** *********who is this Man? pt 2 of 2 To read part 1 of 2 CLICK Mark 4.39: \u201cQuiet down!\u201d often translated \u201cPeace, be still!\u201d And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, \u201cBe silent! Be still!\u201d Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 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