Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-04-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL ".
Subject; Jesus Transfgured, Mark H..
13-Golden Text, Mark ix., 7-MemOrJ
Verses, 2-4-Commentary OH the hay's
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Subject: Jesus Transfigured, Mark H..
13-GOlden Text, Mark ix., 7-MemorJ
Verses, 2-4-Commentary OIL the Nay's
Lesson.
I. The TRANSPORTATION Tvs. 2, 81. 2. "Af
ter SIX days" That is, six days after the
sayings OF the last lesson. Luke says
about eight days after There were SIX
full days and the fractional days at the be
ginning and the end, making about eight,
Edersheim supposcs the great concession
occurred On the Sabbath, and the trans
hguration on the ngh5 after the sabbath
one week later. There IS no intmat.on
as to how the intervening week was spent,
Peter, and James, and JOHN" These
same apostles witnessed His agony i'll the
garden. He took these three ID because
He needed witnesses to prove the TACT
when the time came 10 reveal His glory tt
the world, and (2) for the purpose OF en-
couragng and establishing them in the
truths of His kingdom. Into; mountain"
The pace of the TRANSPORTATION scene ls
unknown, but it was probably Mount Her
mon, not far from Cacslrea Phllippi. J. his
is the oPnio4 of nsa,y ~ "GdeTn 6r a"@F sdy
His ice did shine as the sun 1T woa.d
appear that the light shone out OF Him
from within; 1t was one b.aze Of dazzlny
celestial g,egy; it was Himself gori'ed.
The face of Moses had shonc bur as the
moon, with borrowed, reelected night;
but Christs shone as the sun, with an IN
nate, inherent light. May this not he
hint as to the appearance OF our resur'
rection bodies? 5. "Eaiment; shining,
etc." His face shonc with divine majesty,
and Ill His body was so irradiated by It,
that His clothes could not. conceal Ills
glory, but became white and ghstencd as
the very light with which He covered HIM
se,f as with garment.
IL. Heavenly visitants Tvs. 4-6) 4
"Elias" Inc Greek form Of + iJah
"With Moses" Moses was representa-
tive of the aN; he was the foander OF the
Jewish DIS ,,en.ation, which for centuries
had beca prtl arIng, the way tor Chrlst;
he was type OF Christ and lad toreto'd
His coming lieut.. 49, 1873; and through
him had been instituted the sacrltlces
which Christ fulfilled and which explained
His coming death which SO troubled the
discip.cs. Eijah was the representative
oi the prophets. They mad tofcto.d the
coming and the suffering OF Christ, ana
Elijah was the one VINO was to prepare the
way OF the Lord by his character and
spirit reappearng IN J0hn the haptiisti tne
forerunncr OF Jesus. "Nere talking. Luke
tells us what this conversation was about
to which they were permitted to listen.
They "spake of His decease which lie
would accomplish at Jerusalem. lhey
were talking of Chrst's departure from the
world, including, no doubt, His death, res
direction and ascension. Inns would en-
aD,e the disciples to sec the Importance
Ct the suiierings and death OF their blessed
Master, which was to them the deepest
mystery. 49,,
). Peter; said" Eager and inpulsive
aS always. Peter spoke Just a. te heav'
en.y visitants were about TO leave, 1t was
for him too brief glimpse OF the heaVenF
glory. Good; to be here" Peter spoke
the truth. Tie apostle, would be strong
cr and more useful because OF tue divine
manifestations. 1t is always good Tor us
when the Lord especially manlfests Him
self to us Three tabernac'es VI
booths from the bushes on the mountain;
such as were made at the feast OF laDGr'
nac.cs. lie greatly desired to have the
heavenly viSitants remain WIN them. o.
"Wist not" knew not. How many times
do we speak mw,c,y because we 90 nor
stop to consider our words. sore AFRAID.
They trembed i'll the presence OF the d'
vine manifestations.
III. The voice from the cloud (vs. :, S)'
Z "A cloud; ovprShadowed them: Mat,
thew saws "brght" c,oud. \ cloud had
frequently been the symbol of tae divine,
presence. "A voice. The voice OF God
the Father. 1t revealed nothing new, but
confirmed the old, for it was the same
voice which had been heard at Christ
BAPTISM. This would show to Peter and
the apostles present that they did not need
to detain Moses and Elijah in order to
add to their happiness, ,Ihls Is MY De, be,
loved son" M2tthcMy adds, IN whom ,,.;,h
] am well pcaSed,' They had Jesus with
them, and He was mo"e than all the hosts
of heaven would he without HIM. 'lleat
Him" He is superior even to Moses, the
great lawriver. Moses himself had made
such statement Sec Deut. is: ID. lie
is superior to Elijah and the prophets,
and is the one to whom they ,,,,olntcd.
s. Looked round about, Matthew
tells us that when the disciples heard the
voice they fell on their faces, and were
sore afraid; then, recovering IRON the
shock, they suddenly eazed all around
them and saw no person but Jesus. They
feared as they entered into the cloud, but
when they heard the voice OF God, prob
ably as loud As thunder lSee 'lohn l.: 29),
and full of divine majesty such as mortal
ears were unaccuStomed 20 hear, they tell
fiat to the ground on their faces, being
sore afraid. In this condition the three
disciples lay until Jesus touched them "au
raised them up, dispel,lng their fears
". The divine charge Tvs. 9, lO). .,
"Tell no man" The charge which Jesus
gave them would prohibit their telling
even the other apostles:
10. Questioning. etc How could they
property pTeaCn a crucined and risen Sa
viour, when they were reSo'uteiy opposed
to HIS death and questioned what the rlS'
ing from tia dead might mean? Silence
and discipn e were their present duty
Had they preached Him as glorious Mes
siah, superior to Moses and Elias as set
forth in his transhguration, the jewish
authorities would have held them guilty
of treason, :, ,,,,.,
V. A question Tvs 1l,!3). II; 'Why say
the scribe. etc." What foundation have
the scribes for saving that Elijah must
come before the Messiah? "lhe scrlbes
and Pharisees may have urged as capl::
tai objection against the Messiahship, OF
their Master that no Elijah went before
Him" l2. "Cometh first Christ can
not mean here, and in Matt. IL; II, as
some understand these passages, that Eli
iah is to come before the second advent.
'Restoreth all things To restore Is
strictly to bring back to lost perfection,
then to develop, raise. to introduce a pur'
or, nobler epoch here specially to proclaim
the kingdom of God "And how is it writ:
ten. etc" Or. W Elijah cometh first and
restoreth all things. But how or to what
purpose is it written of the Son OF man
that he cometh? In order that He may
suffer, not conquer like mighty prince:
l3, as indeed come" In the person of
John the Baptist "They listed" What
soever thew chose or desired.
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