Moses and Elijah: Remarkably, these two Old Testament persons appeared and spoke with the transfigured Jesus. (3) Moses and Elijah appear with Jesus.ДЄnd behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.ДЄ. вЂњAnother thing which we may learn from our Lord Jesus Christ having shown himself to his apostles thus robed in brightness is, that we are scarcely aware of the glory of which the human body is capable.вЂќ (Spurgeon) 2. Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me. He is not glorified apart from them, because they share in His glory. Jesus has His disciples with Him when He shines in His glory. He wasnвЂ™t transformed into another being with another body it was His own face that shone. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light: It was His face that did shine as the sun. We should remember that chapter and verse divisions were certainly not in the original writings of the apostles, and did not come until the 16 th Century.Д. This happened as a fulfillment of JesusвЂ™ promise in Matthew 16:28. It is forever his glory that he concealed his glory and that, though he was rich, for our sakes he became poor.вЂќ (Spurgeon) вЂњFor Christ to be glorious was almost a less matter than for him to restrain or hide his glory. Peter wrote, We were eyewitnesses of His majesty. The real miracle was that Jesus, most of the time, could keep from displaying this glory. Essentially this was not a new miracle, but the temporary cessation of an ongoing one.

вЂњThe verb metamorphoo (вЂtransfigure,вЂ™ вЂtransform,вЂ™ вЂchange in formвЂ™) suggests a change of inmost nature that may be outwardly visible.вЂќ (Carson) It may be that this glory shone forth in the Garden of Gethsemane, when those who arrested Him fell back when Jesus said, вЂњI am.вЂќ ( John 18:6). The effect was extremely striking Jesus became so bright in appearance that He was even difficult to look at ( like the sun). He was transfigured before them: The word transfigured speaks of a transformation, not merely a change in outward appearance. Tabor, if you please Hermon, if you prefer it. вЂњThe name of the вЂ high mountainвЂ™ can never be known for those who knew the locality have left no information. Mount Miron (about 3,900 feet, 1,190 meters) was the highest mountain in a Jewish area, and is on the way between Caesearea Philippi and Capernaum.It also would not be close to the Jewish crowds that met Jesus immediately on His descent from the mountain (Matthew 17:14, Luke 9:37). Mount Hermon (about 9,300 feet, 2,835 meters) is high but perhaps too high and too cold on its summit, where they seem to have spent the night.Mount Tabor (about 1,900 feet, 580 meters) but it isnвЂ™t high, and isnвЂ™t on the way from Caesearea Philippi to Capernaum.Led them up on a high mountain: There have been several suggestions for the location of the Mount of Transfiguration. After six days: вЂњLukeвЂ™s вЂabout eight days after Jesus said thisвЂ™ (Luke 9:28) is based on a Greek way of speaking and means вЂabout a week laterвЂ™.вЂќ (Carson)Д«. Others have suggested that He did it because these three needed closer supervision than the others. Perhaps Jesus did this to prevent the account of this amazing miracle being told of before the time was right (Matthew 17:9). Jesus took Peter, James, and John: Jesus did not invite all the disciples, but only these three. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.ДЄ. Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves and He was transfigured before them. (1-2) The transformation of Jesus before His disciples. Matthew 17 вЂ“ Jesus Transfigured, Triumphant, and Taxed A.

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