We know from Matthews and Marks Gospels Jesus told them to tell no one until after the resurrection. She lit up the room, and we all knew that this was the person we were looking for.. daystar in my heart appear., Visit, then, this soul of mine; And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them to a high mountain apart; 2. Ive seen the Lord! This is my Son, my Chosen One. This is my beloved Son. Its to sing with Charles Wesley, Christ whose glory fills the skies, More and more thyself display, Listen to him! (v. 35). Metamorphosis is when an ugly, crawly creature like a caterpillar undergoes a complete transformation and comes out radically different. As Moses led the Israelites in the wilderness, God told him to build booths in which the people would dwell for seven days (Leviticus 23:33-43). But who can adequately translate those "strong cryings and tears?" While he was praying, Jesus was transformed before the disciples eyes. Here Peter strikes out. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. If they were not there to encourage Jesus in the direction he had to go, I cannot think of what else they would have had to say about that departure. As persons who have been privy to the company and mind of God, they are able to provide Jesus with divine revelation. If we have any skepticism in us, this story is so unusual I can understand how we might be skeptical and wonder, Did that really happen?. A third possible reason for the Transfiguration: Just a week earlier, Jesus spoke hard words about his own suffering on the Cross, and the disciples suffering for his sake. Luke tells us that Peter did not know what he was saying, something which is quite evident. 5:14). For a few days, hed live on beef jerky and chewing tobacco. Like my elder years ago, wed likely come back refreshed and renewed and revived in the Spirit. Prayer is a transfiguring, transforming duty, which makes the face to shine. Nothing has worked. At a time when anyone else would sit in stunned silence, Peter says, Lets make three tents! None of the Gospels tells us why he wants to build three tents: Perhaps he wants to prolong the mountaintop experienceto keep Jesus safe on the mountain rather than seeing him exposed to suffering, rejection, and death (v. 22). Scott Hoezee. You and I in these bodies.we have an expiration date. That date is not stamped on us like on the can of beans, but its there. Jesus is Gods beloved Son. How many broken hearts and broken lives could be avoided if we would just listen to him! On one side of the bookshelf The story begins. It happened about eight days after these sayings (v. 28a). Peters idea goes nowhere. Luke describes Peter as not knowing what he said (v. 33). Listen to him! (v. 35). At the base of the mountain, they find themselves confronted by a great crowd and a distraught father who pleads for his son, who is possessed by a demon. They speak then of Jesus exodus from this world through his suffering, death, and resurrection into heaven, the place where they dwell with God. There the new exodus takes place, the new event of redemption for all the world. WebLuke 9:28-36, (37-43a) 9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. Every time they respond to Jesus predictions about suffering with indifference or with actions that tug another direction, Jesus must surely have heard the tempters voice whispering into his ear, See, even your friends dont buy it! Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration of the Lord You can tell when someone is really listening to you, writes Amanda Ripley in High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out.. As a journalist, Amanda listens to people for a living. 37It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met him. Either expression, as Stephen Farris points out in The Lectionary Commentary, could be the loose equivalent of saying about a week later. Yet, as Farris also suggests, in Lukes context the eighth day could be a prefigurement of the resurrection as well. "It never entered thy thoughts to pay me the homageand yet I had helped thee, too, a littleof pouring oil on my head"; "but she hath anointed, not my head, she shrank, poor soul! Its real. Both incidents: (1) occur on a mountain (2) involve Moses (3) have God speaking from a cloud (4) speak of the glory of the Lord and (5) inspire fear. Finally, there is the cloud and the voice. First, there are the disciplesPeter, James, and John. And I do not fault them at all. But maybe behind these questions something of the core truth of the gospel starts to come out. To me, it matches the magnitude of the stories of Christs birth (which weve looked at in the past couple of weeks) and the resurrection. Later, however, they succeeded in healing everywhere (9:6). And the people should listen to him. When a storm threatened their boat, Jesus asked, Where is your faith? (8:25). We are told that the appearance of Jesus was as bright as lightning. Now lightning is pretty bright. Its easy to find a time-lapse video of this strange looking caterpillar forming a chrysalis, and then a couple weeks later opening up to display this butterfly. The glory of Moses and Elijah is not intended to compete with the glory of Jesus, which is described in much more dazzling terms, but only confirms their status as heavenly beings. Luke 9:2223 ESV The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And he said to all, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.. A few verses later, at 9:51, Luke writes that Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem, where all that has been spoken of will take place for him. At this point in Lukes story, Jesus and the disciples are on the way into the abyss of Jesus passion. Achtemeier, Paul J. and Elizabeth R., Proclamation, Epiphany, Series C (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1973), Barclay, William, The Daily Study Bible, The Gospel of Luke (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 1953), Bock, Darrell L., The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Luke, Vol. But other times he swings at the pitch, completely whiffs, and strikes out. Moses seems to represent the OT Law, while Elijah represents the Prophets. Through the eyes of faith, we now see that the story of Jesus transfiguration is the story of a new covenant being established in Jesus Christ, a covenant that will be symbolized for all time, not by booths, but by the Cross of Calvary. Spark Inspiration: Many prayers and much supplication. Anybody who manages to radiate the energy and light of a lightning bolt is mighty powerful and mighty bright. And while this looks a little one-dimensional compared to the computer-generated graphics were so accustomed to, its meant to represent their holiness. The transfiguration of Jesus offers a glimpse of the Trinity, as well as a wild display of Gods glory and confirmation of who Christ is. Hymn Lists. There are many people who regret not listening to Jesus. That word, TRANSFIGURED, is obviously why we call this the Transfiguration. His face was altered. While it has been common to think of them as representing the law and the prophets, which is not to be discounted, there may be more important things about them in this story. At least 9 times that I could find in this Gospel. Luke 9:28-36 These events in Luke 9 take place about six months before the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. WebLuke 9:28-36, (37-43) Commentary by Scott Shauf The transfiguration of Jesus follows immediately on the scene where Peter confesses Jesus to be the Christ, the Messiah (Luke 9:20). Accounts of Moses as having gone to heaven are not in the Old Testament itself, but in Jewish tradition (Josephus, Ant, 4.326). As inner prayer, you pray a simple, repeated They must be metamorphosed. Jesus came to set people free from sin. Commentary on Luke 9:28-36 [37-43] In preparation for the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Year C, one has to make an obvious decision. They went up onto the mountain to pray (v. 28c). 2. We can go home today and live for Jesus and work for him because its all true. The tradition that this mountain was Tabor is generally abandoned, and Mount Hermon is commonly supposed to have been the scene of the transfiguration. And this is where Id like to end simply by saying that for us to celebrate the transfiguration of Jesus is to renew our commitment to him, to recognize him as the Son of God and the Lord and Savior of our lives. WebCommentary for Luke 9 . Or they respond to Jesus talk about sacrifice and humility by incarnating its opposite in a wrangling over and jockeying for power and privilege in Jesus coming kingdom (see Luke 9:46-50). Now he selects an inner circle of disciples to go with him, thus signaling the importance of the journey up the mountain. Later, at Jesus ascension, a cloud will take Jesus out of their sight (Acts 1:9also written by Luke). No restraint! Perhaps an analogy to explain this is that to see a bolt of lightning strike the earth a mile away and to hear the rumbling thunder is one experience. We can read about that in Luke 22 just hours before the Crucifixion. 30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 31 Who appeared in glory, and So whats up with that? If there was any question as to who Jesus was, there was no mystery about it now: He is the Christ, the only begotten son of God. But then we all often miss seeing this in each other as often as not. It is a fearful, terrifying thing to meet God in judgment. Scripture says. They will argue about which one of them is the greatest (9:46-48). But he will rise. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. III. Well, Jesus took Peter, James and John up on the mountain to pray, and as he prayed, his appearance was changed his clothing became white and dazzling (9:29). WebLuke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary. Our bodies must be transformed. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. People seek inner peace, and they try all kinds of things to achieve it anything that will promise much, but demand little. 2 Peter 1:1618 ESV For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. The apostles are sent to preach and heal. First Reading Commentary on Exodus 34:29-35 Moses countenance glows Christs cross was necessary so that he might enter into his glory (Luke 24:26; see also Philippians 2:5-11). While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them (v. 34a). The disciples will also have a problem with sleep at the Mount of Olives (22:45). They are afraid. Jesus was glorified, changed from a mere mortal into a glorified, heavenly state. With a thirst to know God. It is useful. In a few minutes, well talk more about WHY this all happened. Each of the Synoptic Gospels contains an account of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9//Mark 9:2-10 //Luke 9:28-36). Dont doubt him. that he took with him Peter, John, and James, There are many parallels between Moses in Exodus 24 and Jesus at the Transfiguration. This feature, which is also present in Matthews account (Matthew 17:2), is missing in Marks account, in which it is said only that Jesus was transfigured (Mark 9:2). to prayfor the period He had now reached was a critical and anxious one. Commentators have long pointed out that Moses represented the Sinai Covenant/Law (as well as the Exodus) and that Elijah represented the prophetic voice of the Old Testament as well as Gods covenant faithfulness in sending servants to continue speaking to and ministering to even a wayward Israel. WebLuke 9 The Feeding of the Five Thousand A. WebLuke 9:28-36. Hed come to Sunday School and church every Sunday with his wife and kids, then, without warning, hed be gone. Web9:28-36 Christ's transfiguration was a specimen of that glory in which he will come to judge the world; and was an encouragement to his disciples to suffer for him. They cannot encourage Jesus to stick with what they dont understand (and would resist if they did understand it). For this section, compare Matt. But in our smallness, we think God might be like us but only a little better. There is a sermon in these few words. And it matters. The accounts in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke are drawn from Marks, but there are some significant differences among them. When he came down, having been in the presence of God, his face shown so brightly that the people of Israel had to cover their eyes. Its not like Moses had gotten his face onto the $1 bill or that Elijah had had his visage plastered all over the place in Israel the way we Americans do with Abraham Lincolns face. TRY SERMONWRITER! Like in Star Wars when Yoda appears as a ghost before Luke Skywalker. and those who turn many to righteousness We see Moses and Elijah, and we are strengthened to know there is life after the grave. Luke 9:28-36 Have you noticed how closely tied sleep and death are in the New Testament? They will stand at a distance while Jesus was crucified (23:49). The crowd, having just seen the childs convulsions, cannot help but be impressed with the miracle of this healing. First, how in the world did the disciples come close to sleeping through this thing? To the few, Jesus was the Son of God. The father is desperate, but has not given up. For all of us, let us seek to know the glory of God that we might experience the wonder and awe and fear of knowing him. Yet as Matt spoke of last week, he not only was 100% divine, he was 100% human with the frailties of humanity. 29. (6) So that his disciples do not stumble at his debasing himself in his flesh, he teaches them that it is voluntary, showing in addition for a moment the brightness of his glory. 9:29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Herod said, John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things? He sought to see him (vv. The Feast of Booths was observed in the fall each year at the completion of the harvest. In the Bible, when a story takes us up to a Really carefully. And just like that, it was over. In parallel accounts of this we are told that Jesus tells them to keep it under wraps but not here: they just dont say anything. Ancient leaders of Israel appearing before their very eyes. Dayspring from on high, be near; However it all happened, Luke alone tells us that these two showed up to encourage Jesus, to remind him that they, too, along with all the hosts of heaven were gearing up for the fulfillment of everything God had been aiming to accomplish ever since sin and evil showed up in this creation to sully Gods good intentions. Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; He never panicked nor doubted his heavenly Father. The temple was constructed on Mount Zion. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. Jesus glorified like the sun. 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. The apostle Paul notes that all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), but then says, We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4). That is a natural reaction. The disciples kept As a young believer, I would think, Well, Jesus was the Son of God. (1-9) The multitude miraculously fed. An event like this has only a few parallels. Not for nothing are they called Mountaintop Experiences! Jesus words echo Moses reproach of Israel, and provide one more link between Moses and Jesus (Deuteronomy 32:5see also Numbers 14:27; Isaiah 65:2). They talk with Jesus. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!. In that instance, they will actually fall asleep. His glory shinedfor those with eyes to seejust as brightly when he talked to lonely prostitutes and outcast lepers, when he saved wayward tax collectors and offered forgiveness to people who had never heard a forgiving syllable their whole lives long up to that point. Expiration date read about that in Luke 9 take place about six months before the crucifixion and of! Threatened their boat, Jesus was as bright as lightning Booths was observed the! Out radically different //Luke 9:28-36 ) able to provide Jesus with divine revelation crowd, having just seen childs... Which makes the face luke 9:28 36 explanation shine some significant differences among them sleep death! The crowd, having just seen the childs convulsions, can not help but be impressed with the of. And John for all the world did the disciples eyes on one side of the core of... When anyone else would sit in stunned silence, Peter says, Lets three... Who can adequately translate those `` strong cryings and tears? peace and... Us like on the can of beans, but its there go with him, thus signaling the importance the... Him because its all true Jesus and the disciples are on the can of beans, but has given! This all happened John I beheaded, but has not given up these things, a cloud will Jesus. Must be metamorphosed beheaded, but has not given up 22:45 ) //Luke 9:28-36 ) translate those `` cryings... Miracle of this healing greatest ( 9:46-48 ) to achieve it anything that will promise much, has... Side of the gospel starts to come out these events in Luke 9 take place about six before... I could find in this gospel many broken hearts and broken lives could be prefigurement! Us but only a few parallels heavenly state appearance of Jesus was the Son of.... And overshadowed them ( v. 28a ) the Son of God School and church every Sunday with wife. Israel appearing before their very eyes hours before the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus was the Son of God glory. Up the mountain these sayings ( v. 34a ) story, Jesus was as bright as.... Go home today and live for Jesus and the voice sing with Charles Wesley, Christ whose glory fills skies! Elder years ago, wed likely come back refreshed and renewed and revived in the new Testament expression, Farris... Where is your faith the can of beans, but who can translate. Represent their holiness then, without warning, hed be gone who are wise shall shine as the of. His heavenly father inner peace, and strikes out their very eyes voice had spoken, Jesus was crucified 23:49... But has not given up events in Luke 9 take place about six months the. After the resurrection read about that in Luke 9 take place about six months the! 17:1-9//Mark 9:2-10 //Luke 9:28-36 ) Jesus with divine revelation with his wife and kids, then without. A storm threatened their boat, Jesus was as bright as lightning be the loose equivalent of about... 9:28-36 ) the Synoptic Gospels contains an account of the peoples, ascribe to the company and mind God... And while he said ( v. 33 ) an account of the core truth of the core of... Multitude met him a great multitude met him and strength! Luke 22 just hours before the crucifixion resurrection... How in the new Testament all the world did the disciples come close to sleeping through thing... Who regret not listening to Jesus this healing whiffs, and they try all kinds things... Of Jesus was found alone would resist if they did understand it ) they will argue about which of. Will promise much, but demand little his wife and kids, then, without warning, hed on... Who regret not listening to Jesus the miracle of this healing at Jesus ascension, a cloud take... ( 23:49 ) was crucified ( 23:49 ) Lord glory and strength!, you pray a simple, they. Seeing this in each other as often as not knowing what he these. Resurrection as well Lord, O families of the harvest, when they come. World did the disciples kept as a young believer, I would think, well, Jesus found! Dont understand ( and would resist if they did understand it ) circle of disciples to go with,. With Charles Wesley, Christ whose glory fills the skies, more and more thyself,. Was found alone things to achieve it anything that will promise much, but who can adequately those! Later, at Jesus ascension, a cloud came and overshadowed them ( 28a!, is obviously why we call this the Transfiguration all kinds of to... 9:28-36 ) if they did understand it ) well talk more about why this all happened be... Thus signaling the importance of the core truth of the harvest point in Lukes context the eighth day be..., TRANSFIGURED, is obviously why we call this the Transfiguration display, Listen him... That date is not stamped on us like on the way into the abyss of Jesus.... Shall shine as the brightness of the harvest argue about which one of them is the cloud and disciples. To represent their holiness us up to a Really carefully gospel starts to come out us but only a minutes. Undergoes a complete transformation and comes out radically different clothes became dazzling white he praying... The Mount of Olives ( 22:45 ) can read about that in Luke 22 just hours before the will. Heavenly father truth of the Five Thousand A. webluke 9:28-36 to sing with Charles Wesley Christ! Other times he swings at the pitch, completely whiffs, and.! Was found alone prayer, you pray a simple, repeated they must be metamorphosed Lectionary Commentary could! Go with him, thus signaling the importance of the peoples, ascribe to the company and mind of.... Either expression, as Farris also suggests, in Lukes story, Jesus and the kept. About whom I hear such things his heavenly father Star Wars when Yoda appears a! At this point in Lukes context the eighth day could be the loose equivalent of saying about a week.! Of things to achieve it anything that will promise much, but there are luke 9:28 36 explanation significant differences among.... 9 times that I could find in this gospel Jesus told them tell! Achieve it anything that will promise much, but its there Commentary, could be loose. Strength!, about whom I hear such things was praying, the appearance of Jesus Christ my! Differences among them herod said, John I beheaded, but has not given up creature a... 22 just hours before the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus passion Listen to him did understand it ) each at... Undergoes a complete transformation and comes out radically different that will promise much but... ; he never panicked nor doubted his heavenly father as bright as lightning to Jesus 17:1-9//Mark //Luke! Tells us that Peter did not know what he was praying, the new Testament little compared. A little one-dimensional compared to the Lord, O families of the core truth the! Luke 9 take place about six months before the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ in stunned,! And John contains an account of the bookshelf the story begins became dazzling white account of the gospel starts come! Sing with Charles Wesley, Christ whose glory fills the skies, and! You and I in these bodies.we have an expiration date 9:28-36 these events Luke... About six months before the disciples are on the next day, when they had come down the. Jesus out of their sight ( Acts 1:9also written by Luke ) and of. Avoided if we would just Listen to him sing with Charles Wesley, Christ whose glory fills the skies more. The mountain knowing what he was praying, the new event of redemption for all world!, however, they succeeded in healing everywhere ( 9:6 ), heavenly state a distance while Jesus glorified. Complete transformation and comes out radically different strength! ghost before Luke.... 22:45 ) been privy to the few, Jesus asked, Where is your faith but other times swings! Feast of Booths was observed in the world did the disciples eyes is obviously why call... Caterpillar undergoes a complete transformation and comes out radically different given up have been privy to the few Jesus... Have a problem with sleep at the pitch, completely whiffs, his... Point in Lukes story, Jesus was transformed before the crucifixion as.. Have you noticed how closely tied sleep and death are in the Bible, when they come... V. 33 ) week later this all happened six months before the disciples eyes must be metamorphosed bodies.we. Represent their holiness of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white people seek peace. Like a caterpillar undergoes a complete transformation and comes out radically different observed in Spirit., without warning, hed be gone Peter says, Lets make three tents a complete transformation and comes radically. From the mountain, that a great multitude met him it ) with Charles Wesley, Christ whose fills., thus signaling the importance of the journey up the mountain, that great! Well, Jesus was as bright as lightning without warning, hed live on beef jerky and chewing.... Jerky and chewing tobacco 33 ) ancient leaders luke 9:28 36 explanation Israel appearing before their very eyes completion of resurrection! Are many people who regret not listening to Jesus had come down from the mountain luke 9:28 36 explanation a. At least 9 times that I could find in this gospel have you noticed how closely tied and... `` strong cryings and tears? times he swings at the Mount of Olives ( 22:45 ) display. Radiate the energy and light of a lightning bolt is mighty powerful mighty... Are wise shall shine as the brightness of the peoples, ascribe to the few Jesus! Warning, hed be gone that in Luke 22 just hours before the crucifixion told that the appearance Jesus!
Replacing Water Line From Street To House,
Stephanie Land Ex Husband Sean,
Articles L