Matthew 8 : 23 - 9:8 Three Amazing Miracles of Jesus .

1.) The Calming of the Storm 8 : 23 -27

Mat 8:23  And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

Mat 8:24  And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

Mat 8:25  And they went and woke him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing."

Mat 8:26  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.

Mat 8:27  And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"

2.) The Gadarene Demoniacs 8: 28-3

Mat 8:28  And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.

Mat 8:29  And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

Mat 8:30  Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.

Mat 8:31  And the demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs."

Mat 8:32  And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.

Mat 8:33  The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Mat 8:34  And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

3.) The Healing of the Paralytic 9:1 - 8

Mat 9:1  And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.

Mat 9:2  And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

Mat 9:3  And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming."

Mat 9:4  But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

Mat 9:5  For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

Mat 9:6  But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—he then said to the paralytic—"Rise, pick up your bed and go home."

Mat 9:7  And he rose and went home.

Mat 9:8  When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

1. The Calming of the Storm 8 : 23 -27

The first of these Three Amazing Miracles is this demonstration of Jesus POWER and AUTHORITY over Nature. It is not to wonder that this happened when the Bible clearly states that :

Jesus Created everything as The Word of God.

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Joh 1:2  He was in the beginning with God.

Joh 1:3  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.  In the beginning it says in the Book of Genesis 1:

See also Gen 1:3  And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

Gen 1:6  And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."

Gen 1:7  And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.

Gen 1:9  And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

Gen 1:11  And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so.

So now in this story we see the Creator, the Word of God, sleeping in a boat crossing a stormy sea. What a human touch to a Divine happening. Jesus was truly the GOD/MAN. God come down to dwell among men in Human form.

Now let’s turn to this miracle.

The Calming of the Storm on the Sea of Galilee. See also Mark 4:35-41; and Luke 8 :22-25

Mat 8:23  And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

Mat 8:24  And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

Notes:

In v.18 Jesus had given the command to go over to the other side of the Lake to the territory of the Gadarenes.

The Sea of GALILEE from Tiberias, Gadara in the distance

The Sea of Galilee from Space Capernaum on the North and Gadara on the South East

This image was taken by the NASA Expedition 20 crew. - NASA Earth Observatory

Southern Galilee today

Mat 8:25  And they went and woke him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing."

Mat 8:26  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.

Mat 8:27  And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"