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Charles Swindoll: Jesus was finally getting a long-awaited quiet time alone. With the disciples heading across the northeastern quarter of the lake and the crowds dispersing, Jesus was able to slip away and climb one of the nearby hills in that secluded location.
Jesus sent away his disciples because a situation had arisen with which he could best deal alone, and in which he did not wish them to become involved. When he was alone, he went up into a mountain to pray; and by this time the night had come. The disciples had set out back across the lake.
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In the Gospels, Jesus walks on water in Matthew 14:22–33 and also in Mark 6:45–52 and John 6:16–21. In Mark and John, however, the reference to the apostle Peterwalking on water is not included.
After feeding the 5,000, Jesus Christ sent his disciples ahead of him in a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. Several hours later in the night, the disciples encountered a storm that frightened them. Then they witnessed Jesus walking toward them across the surface of the water, and their fear turned to terror because they believed they were seeing a...
For Christians, this story presents lessons for life that go beyond what meets the eye: 1. Making room for God: Jesus sent the disciples away so that he could go alone to the mountainside and pray. Even with his busy schedule, Jesus made spending time with Goda top priority. The story reminds Christians of the importance of setting aside room for G...
This is a commanding order: Jesus urgently sent the disciples away in the boat with apparent instructions to meet Him on the other side. One reason is that He wanted time alone, truly by Himself, to go up on a nearby mountain to spend time in prayer.
Jan 4, 2022 · Mark tells us that, when the disciples saw Jesus walking on the lake, they thought He was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw Him and were terrified (Mark 6:48–50). And this brings us to the second significant point of this miracle.
Matthew 14:24. But the ship — In which the disciples were; was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves, &c. — A striking emblem of his church, in the sea of this world, tossed, as it often is, on the waves of affliction and trouble, and assailed by the contrary wind of persecution.
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Jesus sends the disciples back across the Sea of Galilee in a ship, while he remains behind to send the multitudes (fed and satisfied following their bread and fish) away. Jesus then walks up into a mountain to pray.
