What connects Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee with the demons He cast into a herd of pigs?
The three Synoptic Gospels connect these two events—and together they tell a much deeper story.
Jesus tells His disciples to cross to “the other side.” A terrifying storm erupts, and Jesus rebukes the wind and the water. When they arrive, He encounters a man possessed by many demons who immediately recognize Him as the Son of God. Jesus then commands the demons to leave, sending them into a herd of pigs.
In this episode, Ran Silberman explores the connection between these two dramatic scenes, the parallel with the story of Jonah, the meaning of “the other side,” and the biblical picture of Jesus exercising authority not only over nature, but over the kingdom of darkness.
The story raises a powerful question: Why did Jesus deliberately cross into “the other side”?
