The crowds are left behind and the disciples invited to ‘the other side’ of the lake (v. 35). We now enter a section of four miracles, but their purpose is the same as the parables—to reveal the authority of Jesus. It is significant that the first miracle should take place on the Sea of Galilee. The waters of chaos are calmed by Jesus just as God was able to breathe calm into chaos waters at creation (Gen. 1) or take control in Psalm 107:23–32
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