And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
And they feared exceedingly (were struck with deep awe), and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? - `What is this? Israel has been singing about Yahweh all along, "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them"! "The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea" (Psalms 89:9; Psalms 93:4). But, lo, in this very boat of ours is One of our own flesh and blood, who with His word of command hath done the same! Exhausted with the fatigues of the day, He was but a moment in a deep sleep, undisturbed by the howling tempest and we had to awake Him with the cry of our terror; but rising at our call, His majesty was felt by the raging elements, because they were instantly hushed - "WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS THIS?"'