The book of Matthew talks about Jesus walking on water. There are a few ways people explain the passage. Some try to explain the miracle. We will discuss both these ways. First of all, there are several ways that can explain the passage. The first way is that everything has symbolism. The ship is Israel, while the disciples are the rest. Jesus praying is as if Jesus dismissed the Jews for a time and left them for a time. The waves are the nations that disrupt those around them, with the help of the waves of persecution. Just as the disciples were troubled when Jesus came to them, those who are not in tune with the Lord will be frightened when the Lord returns. Then, as he did in this story, he will shout and calm people's fears. He was then called Peter, representing the Church, also called by Israel. In symbolism, this means that the church is lifted into the air to be with the Lord. When the Lord saves “Peter,” the wind will always be calm for the Christian.1 However, another way is very similar to the first. It also involves the Church, but in a different way. The other way was about the church as a group, while this way of explanation talks about the church filled with many individuals. Every storm-tossed individual who has a storm of his own has a Heavenly Father who comes and saves the wind-driven soul when the Lord sees fit. One way to describe this passage is to say that Christ will save every individual who cries out in the midst of a terrible storm.2 The story can also be said to show the kingship of Christ. Matthew's theme is the kingship of Christ. It would make perfect sense if... middle of the paper... is that he comes to every person in need. When we begin to sink in the storms of life, we must cry out to the Lord and He will reach us and pull us out of the water that has begun to drown us. Works Cited English, E. Schuylyer. Studies on the Gospel according to Matthew. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1938. The Expositor's Biblical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing Company, 1984.Morgan, G. Campbell. Studies on the four Gospels. 3rd ed. Old Tappan: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1931.Cannon, William. The Gospel of Matthew. Nashville: The Last Supper, 1982. Clark, Adam. Clarke's comment. Nashville: Abingdon.Haldeman, IM Christian Science in the Light of Holy Scripture. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1909.Barclay, William The Gospel of Matthew. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1959.