The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUN: ".


Iopici Lessons oi the Trsmsngurati"n
Memory Verses, 80, ,3i--Cominentsry
I. A night Of prayer ". PSI. IS.
about an eight days after" Matthew
and Mark say six days. There were
six full days and the fractional days at
the beginning and the end making
about" eight. These sayings The
sayings of the last lesson. Edersheim
suppuses the great confession occurred
Oh the Sabbath, and the transignration
on the night after the Sabbath one
week later. There Is no intmati tion "a
to how the intervening week was
spent. Peter and John and James,"
1t WAS the same favored three who
had zone with Him into the room
where He raised Jnirus' daughter, aud
few months later these same apos-
ties witnessed His agony in the garden.
Into Il mountain" The place of the
TRANSPORTATION scene Is unknown, but
It was probably Mount Hermon. not
far from Caesarea Phil!ppi. This is
the opinion of nearly ali modern au-
OF Jesus TO 20 alone in the night TO
pray. Before He chose the Twelve.
ana after feeding the FIVE thousand,
II. Jesus transhgured ". 20j. 90.
"As He prayed" During His prayer.
The transformation was the gIswer.
"Countenance was altered" The orig.
inal word is elsewhere in the New
Testament rendered transformed"
(see Rom 1872; Cor 3:lSl, and is used
OF n SDIItual change. Matthew says.
His face did shine as the sun" Raj
ment became white and dazzling" Il.
V. Mark says. Exceeding white as
snow" 1t was HIS innec spirit shining
through the veil OF t.esh.
III. Heavenly viSitants Tvs. so, 31).
so. Moses and Elias" Elias is the
Greek form for Elijah This was not
a vision. These persons We're actually
present, and the disciples recognized
them as is evident from Peters propo-
sition in verse 33. This gives good
ground for believing that we shall rec
ognize our friends in Heaven
81. WHO appeared in glory" In
ike glory with Jesus; with glorified
bodies. May this not oe a hint as to
the appearance OF our resurrection
bodies: "Spake OF His decease." Or
departure. or exodus from the world ;
including. no doubt. His death. resur.
recton and ascension. Which He
was about 10 accomplish" L. V. This
conversation would enable the disciples
10 see the Importance and necessity Of
that which was N them the greatest
mystery'+the suffering and death Of
their Master.
IY.-Th-ee disciples behold Ills glory
Tvs. 50. 33l. 80. Heavy with sleep"
1t was in the night, ard the time when
they usually slept. Our English Ner-
sion implies thar they fell asleep and
Were awakened TO see His glory, while
the original implies that, though heavy
with s.eep. they kept fully awake.
Were fully awake" L. V. Even
though they may have been sleep at
first. yet when He was 'trGrshgured
before them" they were fully awake.
saw His glory. and the two men"
They saw the brilllancy Of TIER coun-
tenances. and the CaZZiing brightness
Of the garments. - LAS they de-
parted" Were departing. Pecer must
lave seen that they We're ready TO
leave. Peter SAID" Eager and i'm
pulsive rs always. IT was for him too
brief a glimpse of the heavenly glory.
"It is good for us 10 be mere" Peter
spoke the truth. The apostles would
be stronger and more useful because
OF the divine manifestations. Three
tabprnacies." Or booths, from the
bushes on the mountains; such as " ere
made at the feast OF Tabernacles. lie
greatly desired TO have the heavenly
visitants remain with them. Not
knowing what he sald.' Peters plans
We're frequently in opposition to those
of his Lord.
V. The voice from the cloud Tvs. 81
3G). 34. while He thus spake." "Here
was the response to Peters suggestion
n wise answer TO foolish prayer; de-
nying the petition in order to grant
something better" "There came Il
cloud, and overshadowed them" Mat.
thew says bright cloud. A cloud
had frequently been the symbol Of the
divine presence 1t was a cloud that
guided and protected the children of
Israel (EXod. 1921; 1419): cloud that
filed the temple at the dedication q
Kings $40. IL; ana the Lord maketh
the cloud His charlots Psa. 1Oi:l3l.
Peter refers to the clouds that over
shadowed them on the mount as "the
excellent glory" q Pet. 1:1T). "They
feared" This glorious manifestation
of Gods presence caused them to trem.
BILE. 1t IS very likely that the trans.
, figuration took place in the night, in
which case the light of Chrst's t0uu-
tenance, the dazzling brightness of His
! garments. ana the glory Of. the cloud,
would have q marked effect. because
| of the absence of the solar light. En-
| tered into" The cloud seemed TO de-
scend over them and envelop them. 50
"A voice" The voice of God the
| Father II revealed nothing new. but
confirms the old, for It was the same
voice which had been heard at His
baptism. This would show TO Peter
and the apostles that they did not need
( to detain Moses and Elijah in order tC
| add to their happiness. This is My
beloved SON. Matthew adds, "Ii
whom ! am well pleased" "Heai
Him" He is superior even TO Moses.
SO. when the voice was past.'
Matthew tells us that when tho disci
| pies heard the voice they iell on their
faces and We're sore afraid; then, re
covering from the shock, they suddenly
gaZed all around them and saw nc
person but Jesus Kept 1t close
Mark says that Jesus charged then
that they should tell no man what
things they had seen, till the Son OF
Man were risen from the dead"
The Knot Reminded Him.