After explaining the parable of the soils/Sower, Jesus retreats with his disciples. A storm rises on the Sea but Jesus is fast asleep. When the disciples panic and wake him, Jesus rebukes the storm.
A line from one of my favorite hymns says "Be still my soul, the winds and waves still know His voice that ruled them while He dwelt below." Although I'm without the immediate private (Mark 4:34) counseling presence of Jesus' person in the flesh, He still answers my every "...do you not care...?" (4:38) with "Have you still no faith?"
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Genesis 33:10 For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.
What is this?? At first telling someone their face is god-like seems like something that can only be said in vain flattery. But empty praise is inconsistent with Jacob's posture in the preceding verses. Plus, Jacob actually had seen the face of God before so he probably didn't say these words lightly. What was it about Esau's disposition that recalled the face of God to Jacob's mind? Esau was now dealing graciously and mercifully with Jacob... Perhaps in seeing a smiling, welcoming, kissy (fell on his neck) face where Jacob knew he deserved only an I'm-gonna-kill-you face, Jacob knew he was looking upon the Lord's favor.
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