Jesus and the Disciples on a Ship Matthew 8:23

Matthew shared, “when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead”, and in chapter eight and verse twenty-three of his book, Matthew shared how Jesus and his disciples, “entered into a ship” where we read:

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

The verse reads, “And when he was entered into a ship, ...” Matthew began with the words, “and when” or “and at the time and moment” “he was entered into ” which means “Jesus got into, stepped into and embarked” “a ship” or “a sailing vessel or boat”. Matthew shared how Jesus “embarked” a “boat” at this time.

The verse continues, “... his disciples followed him.” Matthew added the words, “his disciples” or “Jesus' students, learners and pupils” “followed him” which means “joined themselves as attendants and went along with Jesus”. Matthew shared how Jesus' “disciples followed” after Jesus into the “boat”.

When we consider Matthew's words in this verse, we see how Jesus was leading His disciples into a “boat”. This may seem like a simple and normal act, however, this can be seen as an example of the way Jesus leads in the normal course of life. Many people look for a supernatural leading of Jesus, when most of the time He leads by the simple day to day operations. God desires people to have a relationship with Him through Jesus that puts their full confidence and faith in the fact that Jesus leads, and they are simply to “follow”. Jesus knows where He is going, and those who are wise shall “trust” and “follow” Him wherever He goes.

Next time Matthew shares how there was, “a great tempest in the sea”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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