The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-06-12
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Subject: The TransGg uratfon. Luke tx,
2s-s6--GoIden Texl. Luke tx, s5-
Topic: Lessons Of the Transn guration
Memory Verses, 80, s1-comncntary
]. A night Of prayer ". 2S). %.
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
supposes the great confession occurred
on the Sabbath, and the TRANSPORTATION
Oh the night after the Sabbath one
week later. There is no intimation as
to how the intervening week was
spent Peter and John and James"
1t was the same favored three who
had gone with Him into the room
where He raised Jairus' daughter, and
a few months later these same apos-
ties witnessed His agony in the garden.
Unto a mountain" The place of the
TRANSPORTATION scene is unknown but
it was probably Mount Iermon. not
far from Caesarea Philippi. This is
the opinion Of nearly all modern au-
thorities. ITO pray" 1t was the habit
of Jesus to go alone in the night to
pray. Before He chose the Twelve,
and after feeding the five thousand,
we see Him praying in the night,
II. Jesus TRANSPORTED ". 29). 20.
GAS He prayed During His prayer.
The TRANSPORTATION was the answer.
"Countenanee was altered" The orig
inal word is elsewhere in the New
Testament rendered transformer
(see Rom 1872; Cor 3:1S), and is used
of spiritual change. Matthew says,
His face did shine as the sum" Raj
ment became white and dazzling r.
V. Mark says, Exceeding white as
snow" 1t was His inner spirit shining
through the veil Of flesh.
III. Heavenly visitants Tvs. 80, BY.
30. Moses and Elias" Elias is the
Greek form for Elijah. This was not
a vision. These persons were actually
present, and the disciples recognized
them, as is evident from Peters propo-
sition in verse 80. This gives good
ground for believing that we shall rec
ognize our friends in Heaven
81. who appeared in glory" In
like glory with Jesus; with glorified
bodies. May this not be hint as to
the appearance of our resurrection
bodies? "Spake of His deceasen Or
departure, OF exodus from the world:
including, no doubt His death. resur-
rection and ascension. (Which He
was about to accomplish r. ". This
conversation would enable the disciples
to see the Importance and necessity OF
that which was to them the greatest
mystery the suffering and death of
their Master.
IY.-Three disciples behold His glory
Tvs. 80, 33). 80. Heavy with Sleep
1t was in the night, and the time when
they usually slept. Our English YER
sion implies that they fell asleep and
were awakened to see His glory, while
the original implies that. though heavy,
with sleep, they kept fully awake.
Were fully awake" r. " Even
though they may have been asleep at
first yet when He was TRANSPORTED
before them" they were fully awake.
Saw His gloryy and the two men,
They saw the brilIancy of their coun-
tenances, and the dazzling brightness
Of the garments 33. fAs they de-
parted" Were departing. Peter must
have seen that they were ready to
leave. "Peter said' Eager and im-
pulsive as always. 1t was for him too
brief a glimpse of the heavenly glory.
1T is good for us to be here" Peter
spoke the truth. The apostles would
be stronger and more useful because
of the divine manifestations. Three
tabernacles" Or booths, from the
bushes on the mountains; such as were
made at the feast of Tabernacles. He
greatly desired to have the heavenly
visitants remain with them. Not
knowing what he said" Peters plans
were frequently in opposition to those
of his Lord.
v. The voice from the cloud Tvs. 81
36). "a. while He thus spakeD Here
was the response to Peters suggestion.
a wise answer to a foolish prayer; de-
nying the petition in order to grant
something better There came a
cloud, and oyershadowed 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; 14:19); cloud that
filled the temple at the dedication IL
Kings $40. 11); and the Lord maketh
the cloud His chariots Psa. 1913.
Peter refers to the clouds that over1
Swallowed them on the mount as "the
excellent glory e Pet. 1:1T). They
feared. This glorious manifestation
of Gods presence caused them to trem-
Bile. It is very likely that the trans
figuration took place in the night, in
which case the light of Christs coun-
tenance. the dazzling brightness Of His
garments, and the glory of the cloud,
would have marked effect, because
of the absence Of the solar light. En-
tered into" The cloud seemed to de-
scend over them and envelop them. So.
"a voice" The voice of God the
Father. 1t 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 to
add to their happiness This is My
| beloved Son." Matthew adds, IN
whom am well pleased" Hear
Him. He is superior even to Moses.
&C. when the voice was past"
| Matthew tells us that when the disci-
ples heard the voice they fell on their
faces. and We're sore afraid: then. re-
covering from the shock they Suddenly
gazed all around them and saw no
person but Jesus. kept it close.~
Mark says that Jesus charged them
that they should stell no man what
things they had seen, till the Son OF
Man were risen from the dead"
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