Luke 8:22-25

1. The stilling of a storm 8:22-25 (cf. Matthew 8:18, 23-27; Mark 4:35-41)

This story pictures Jesus in complete control of Himself and His environment. Its climax is not the stilling of the storm but the disciples’ question about Jesus’ identity (Luke 8:25). This is the first miracle that Luke recorded that did not involve a person. It showed that Jesus had the power of God over nature that God demonstrated in the Exodus (Exodus 14; cf. Psalms 89:8-9; Psalms 93:3-4; Psalms 106:8-9; Psalms 107:23-30; Isaiah 51:9-10). The disciples turned to Jesus for deliverance at sea just as people had called on God for salvation in similar situations.