The Floating Podium: Luke 5:1-3
“1) Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 2) and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3) And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat. Luke 5:1-3
This may be an expanded account of Jesus calling His first disciples as recorded in Matthew 4:18-22. As is often the case, Luke as the historian adds depth and details to the story.
The Sea of Galilee was also known as the Lake of Gennesaret. If you harmonize the accounts of John and Luke, Jesus has some previous contact with Andrew and Peter. (See John 1:35-42) It is left to the reader to piece together the sequence of how these events unfolded.
According to Luke 4:38-39, Jesus was most likely a guest in the home of Simon the night before this eventful day. Simons home was in the fishing village of Capernaum in the district of Galilee on the north shore of the Lake of Gennesaret.
It appears from the text that the fisherman had worked hard all night and caught nothing. As morning dawned, they had returned to the shore and were washing their nets as Jesus took a morning stroll along the sea shore.
Crowds from the previous evenings spontaneous open air meeting and healing service were already gathering around Jesus and following Him. Jesus took advantage of the situation for a dedicated time of teaching.
As He approached the fishing site, He climbed into Simons boat and asked him to push offshore into the shallows. This accomplished two things.
First, the boat became a floating podium for the mornings preaching service. Second, it put a slight separation between Jesus and the crowd so they couldn’t interrupt His message.
Undoubtedly, most came only for healing and deliverance in the body, but they needed to hear the gospel which accomplishes the greater work of saving the soul. Physical healing is temporal, salvation is eternal! Jesus came to seek and save the lost, His healing ministry merely opened to door for His evangelistic ministry.
Many people are desperate for physical healing while they have no yearning for spiritual healing. They don’t want to face the root issue of their sin. Jesus never took His sight off from His primary calling which was saving people from their sin!
What happened next was shocking. Stay tuned as Jesus turned the world of four fishermen upside down!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
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“1) Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 2) and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3) And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat. Luke 5:1-3
This may be an expanded account of Jesus calling His first disciples as recorded in Matthew 4:18-22. As is often the case, Luke as the historian adds depth and details to the story.
The Sea of Galilee was also known as the Lake of Gennesaret. If you harmonize the accounts of John and Luke, Jesus has some previous contact with Andrew and Peter. (See John 1:35-42) It is left to the reader to piece together the sequence of how these events unfolded.
According to Luke 4:38-39, Jesus was most likely a guest in the home of Simon the night before this eventful day. Simons home was in the fishing village of Capernaum in the district of Galilee on the north shore of the Lake of Gennesaret.
It appears from the text that the fisherman had worked hard all night and caught nothing. As morning dawned, they had returned to the shore and were washing their nets as Jesus took a morning stroll along the sea shore.
Crowds from the previous evenings spontaneous open air meeting and healing service were already gathering around Jesus and following Him. Jesus took advantage of the situation for a dedicated time of teaching.
As He approached the fishing site, He climbed into Simons boat and asked him to push offshore into the shallows. This accomplished two things.
First, the boat became a floating podium for the mornings preaching service. Second, it put a slight separation between Jesus and the crowd so they couldn’t interrupt His message.
Undoubtedly, most came only for healing and deliverance in the body, but they needed to hear the gospel which accomplishes the greater work of saving the soul. Physical healing is temporal, salvation is eternal! Jesus came to seek and save the lost, His healing ministry merely opened to door for His evangelistic ministry.
Many people are desperate for physical healing while they have no yearning for spiritual healing. They don’t want to face the root issue of their sin. Jesus never took His sight off from His primary calling which was saving people from their sin!
What happened next was shocking. Stay tuned as Jesus turned the world of four fishermen upside down!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
