{"id":535,"date":"2015-01-14T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=535"},"modified":"2015-01-09T23:23:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T23:23:17","slug":"matthew-823-27-jesus-calms-the-storm-word-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2015\/01\/matthew-823-27-jesus-calms-the-storm-word-study.html","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 8:23-27; Jesus Calms the Storm (Word Study)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to read about a \u201cfurious storm\u201d in Matthew 8:23 and cluck at the disciples\u2019 lack of faith over a little rain. That\u2019s because we often overlook the true danger depicted in those two words, \u201cfurious storm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our modern translations render Matthew\u2019s description of this weather event as \u201cfurious storm,\u201d but it turns out that\u2019s something of an understatement. Matthew\u2019s original Greek phrase was <em>m\u0115gas s\u0115ism\u014fs<\/em>. If you live in California you\u2019ve already figured out what that means. For the rest of us, here\u2019s a more literal translation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>M\u0115gas<\/em>: \u201cexceedingly great, high, large, loud, mighty, strong\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em>S\u0115ism\u014fs<\/em>: \u201cearthquake.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, this furious storm is so severe, it\u2019s akin to a disturbance of tsunami-like proportions, bearing down relentlessly on a bunch of guys hanging out in little boats, just trying to get from one side of the lake to the other.<\/p>\n<p>This <em>m\u0115gas s\u0115ism\u014fs<\/em> really happened; because of it real men were in real, life-threatening danger. Drowning would have been a horrible way to die, and they knew it. In that moment, in that situation, when the end of the story was still unknown, it would\u2019ve been truly terrifying to be trapped in a tiny fishing boat in the middle of the Sea of Galilee. This would&#8217;ve been especially true for seasoned fishermen like Peter, James, and John who had experienced the dangers of similar storms in the past. They would&#8217;ve learned to respect, and fear, that power charging on the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are you so afraid?\u201d Jesus asked his disciples at that time. Well, the truth is, you and I would have been just as terrified as they were. Only the presence of God acting noticeably in that circumstance could have overcome that kind of fear. Thank God Jesus himself was there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/workscited.html\">Works Cited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>[GSM, 60-61]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to read about a \u201cfurious storm\u201d in Matthew 8:23 and cluck at the disciples\u2019 lack of faith over a little rain. 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