Jonah is commissioned by God but flees.
Jesus is commissioned by God and follows.
Jonah is caught in a storm sent by God.
Jesus is caught in a storm of satanic fury.
Jonah sleeps through the storm while the others on the boat are full of terror.
Jesus sleeps through the storm while the others on the boat are full of terror.
Jonah sleeps callously and carelessly.
Jesus sleeps content in his Father's care.
Jonah is woken and his voice (indirectly) is the means for the storm to be stilled ("throw me into the sea").
Jesus is woken and his voice is the means for the storm to be stilled ("Peace; be still.").
Two ways to sleep in a boat; one way to do so well.
2 comments:
satanic fury? Tell us more.
Well...some time ago I read Craig Blomberg's commentary on Matthew and he suggested that there were textual indicators that the storm was of satanic origin. Those suggestions seemed to have merit to me at the time (although it was Mark's account I had in mind in this post). I haven't revisited the issue but thought it better to provoke thought and discussion with a definite statement than a mere suggestion.
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