Today I learned about the term 'Son of Man'. I read a couple different commentaries that said that this was Jesus' favorite way to refer to Himself - used over 80 times. I liked this: "Son of God" is His divine name; "Son of David" is His Jewish name; and "Son of Man" is the name that links Him to the earth and His mission. He does a lot of healing in this chapter but I like how when He is out in the boat and the storm comes up He rebukes the winds and the sea; and it became perfectly calm...What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? I love the majesty that is represented every time the Bible refers to Jesus' power over the earth: the mountains will bow down, or the mountains quake because of Him. If you've ever felt an earthquake then you know how unsettling it is that you are helpless to stop it...how much more is He that He can!
Also in this chapter we meet Peter...and he is married! I had no idea. His mother-in-law was sick with fever. v.14. (So why does the Catholic church not permit marriage for priests? hmm) 1 Cor 9:5 also talks about the rest of the apostles having wives as well as Jesus' brothers. Just interesting...I never really gave it much thought before.
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