As the winds blow inland from the Mediterranean, they dump their moisture. Reaching the summit, they cascade down into the Arabah, the deep channel cut out the Jordan River, including the Sea of Galilee. No so to you, crammed on your fishing boat with your companions as you push out to cross the water. To you, the sea is the home of the forces of chaos and destruction. In the beginning God, Your God, Yahweh, reached out over the waters, the tahom, to bring order, and its been an ongoing battle ever since.
Monsters lurk in the deep, and the dark forces of evil lay in wait to consume the unwary.
The dangers that lurk in the water, to you living in 1st century Palestine, aren t just meteorological, they are theological. Off you set, in your boat with your companions. The sky is clear, the air cooling after the intense heat of the day. The stars are stretched out in a panoply across the heavens. It s been an intense day.