Matthew 8:18-27 is a repetition of Israel’s crossing the Red Sea in Exodus 14. This had never occurred to me before today. You have the same reticence and fear expressed in the Matthew passage as you do from Israel in the Exodus passage. In both passages, God is leading his people across the Red Sea. In both passages, God controls the sea to create a safe passage for them. Jesus is Yahweh, leading his disciples, who are Israel. And in both passages, Yahweh’s mighty power in spite of his people’s lack of faith is displayed. Jesus is the same God who saved his people out of Egypt.
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