Mateus 17

Mateus 17

Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Swindoll THE LIFE OF JESUS AS COVERED BY MATTHEW (shaded area) Source: Borrow Ryrie Study Bible Matthew 17:1 Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. Six days later : Mk 9:2-13 Lu 9:28-36 Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John: Mt 26:37 Mk 5:37 Lu 8:51 2Co 13:1 led them up on a high mountain: 2Pe 1:18 The Transfiguration - James Hastings (The Setting, The Significance, The Suggestions) The Transfiguration - Alfred Edersheim Matthew 17 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Mark 9:1-13+ And He was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” 2 And six days later, Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John, and *brought them up to a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; Luke 9:28+ And some eight days after these sayings, it came about that He took along Peter and John and James, and went up to the mountain to pray. THE SETTING OF THE TRANSFIGURATION This is a poor chapter division (see note below) because the preceding verse clearly fits with this discussion of the transfiguration. “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death (see note) until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (Matthew 16:28+) Six days later Luke, taking in both the day of the preceding discourse and that of the transfiguration, as well as the six intermediate ones, says it was eight days after (Lk 9:28+). Jesus *took (paralambano - take to oneself) with Him Peter and James and John his brother and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves - Jesus called them Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder. The other 9 disciples were excluded. Peter, James and John were afforded more access to Jesus' miracles than the other disciples (Mk 5:37+ =Jairus' daughter raised from dead, Mk 13:3+ = Olivet Discourse which makes sense for John who would inscribe the Revelation; Mt 26:37 & Mk 14:33+ = in Garden of Gethsemane) Why did Jesus take 3 disciples? Most likely because they would be able to confirm the events (2 of which were striking miracles - transfiguration and raising Jairus' daughter from the dead) they were allowed to witness (cf Dt 17:6+, Dt 19:15+, 2Co 13:1+ = "confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses"). Mt 17:9 says "And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.” The high mountain is not specifically identified but most scholars favor Mount Hermon which was near Caesarea Philippi where Jesus was only a short time earlier (Mt 16:13). Church tradition identifies the high mountain with Mount Tabor which is not as high (1900 feet) as Mt Hermon (9300 feet). David