![]() All in the first chapter! Mark is really making his point: Jesus is God.īy chapter 4, Mark is emphasizing more of the ways Jesus is a powerful authority. The first chapter of Mark moves quickly narrating Jesus’s baptism, temptation, beginning of ministry, calling the first disciples, healing and preaching. Mark’s goal is to convince his readers Jesus really is God incarnate. But as with every Gospel writer, there is a main theme or purpose God wants to emphasize based on the people each writer was addressing-and ultimately for everyone down through time. We need to remember that there were many other ideas and themes (and thus examples from Jesus’s ministry), Mark could have included. One of the primary purposes of Mark’s Gospel account is to reveal Jesus’ identity and authority because He is the Son of God and the second person of the Trinity. What Is the Context of Peace Be Still in Mark 4:39? Many times, we don’t see immediate answers or solutions to our problems when we call on Jesus, but in this instance, He wanted to show the disciples and us, His ultimate power to fully build their and our faith. The effect Jesus wanted wasn’t gradual but immediate. Jesus designed the wind and sea to be able to blow which means He also has authority over it to control its actions.Įven though the storm was resistant, the result of Jesus’s command was instant calm. This Greek word, kopazo meaning cease, carries the idea of “grew tired.” The power of the natural elements was totally drained of its destructive force in one second at the demand and command of their creator. Then the writer of the Gospel, Mark, tells us the wind and churning seas “ceased” and there was a great calm. The ship was already taking on water and the disciples thought they would be "eaten" by the sea. In Greek maritime usage, the sea swallows up ships, so here it is used as an order to the sea to shut her mouth in order not to swallow the ship. Again, we get the sense that the storm and raging water would love to resist Jesus’ command, and yet it is powerless to fight against His power and authority. Jesus also said, “Be still.” The Greek word is pefimoso meaning to muzzle, silence, and cause to be speechless. Jesus overcame it and conquered it without its cooperation. Some theologians comment that the sea wanted to resist but couldn’t. Jesus takes away its ability to “speak” and rage. The Greek word “peace” that Jesus uses is an imperative (command) noun, siope, meaning the sea must be silent and mute.
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