What He actually said
Matthew 14:27, called across the water to men who thought they were seeing a ghost. Take heart, it is I, do not be afraid.
Two things happen in one sentence. The Greek behind take heart is tharseite, a command to take courage rather than a reassurance. And it is I is ego eimi, literally I AM, the name given to Moses at the burning bush. The order and the reason for it arrive together.
The catalog's only open water
Nothing else here is set on the sea, which makes these the pieces that suit a beach house, a lake house or a coastal room without resorting to nautical motifs.
Jesus Walks On Water in warm beige sits with oak, jute and sand. Jesus Walks On Water, Soft Gray suits cooler rooms with nickel and glass. Jesus Walks On Water, Vertical fits a stairwell or the narrow wall a wide seascape cannot.
Questions people ask
Where in the Bible does Jesus walk on water?
Three Gospels record it: Matthew 14:22 to 33, Mark 6:45 to 52 and John 6:16 to 21. The disciples are caught in a night storm on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus comes to them across the water. Matthew alone continues the account with Peter stepping out of the boat and beginning to sink.
Did Peter walk on water too?
Briefly, and only in Matthew's account. Peter asks to be called out, walks, then sees the wind and starts to sink, and Jesus catches him with the words why did you doubt. The detail most readers miss is that he asks permission first: the walk is granted, not attempted.
What storm were the disciples in?
A night squall on the Sea of Galilee, with the boat some distance out and the wind against it. Matthew places the crossing in the fourth watch, between three and six in the morning, so the disciples had been rowing into it for hours. Sudden hard winds are a known feature of that lake.
What does Jesus walking on water symbolize?
Authority over the thing that frightens them. In Hebrew scripture the sea stands for chaos, and treading it is something only God does. Placing that act next to the words ego eimi, I AM, turns a rescue into a claim. The comfort and the claim are the same sentence.
What does Matthew 14:27 mean?
Matthew 14:27 records Jesus calling out take heart, it is I, do not be afraid. The phrase behind it is I renders ego eimi, the same I AM given to Moses at the burning bush, so the sentence carries a claim about identity as well as comfort. Courage is commanded, and the reason for it supplied.
Where is the Sea of Galilee?
Northern Israel, fed by the Jordan: about 13 miles long and 8 across, 141 feet at its deepest, and roughly 700 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest freshwater lake on earth. It is also called Lake Tiberias, Gennesaret and, in modern Hebrew, Kinneret.
Which version suits a coastal or lake house?
Warm beige sits most naturally against driftwood, jute, rattan and sun-washed walls, the palette most coastal interiors already run, while soft gray suits cooler schemes built on nickel, glass and cool white paint. Both bring the Sea of Galilee into a waterside room without anchors, rope or seashell motifs.
Worth opening next: Living Room Wall Art, Large Christian Wall Art for the widest sizes and Neutral Wall Art for palette.
