Matthew 17

S - Matt 17 "The Transfiguration"
O -
Who? v1 - Jesus, Peter, James and John the brother of James.
Where? v1 - high mountain
What?  2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.


Moses appears as the representative of the old covenant and promise of salvation, soon to be fulfilled in the death of Jesus. Elijah appears as the appointed restorer of all things.


v5 - God said the same thing from heaven when Jesus was baptised 3:17


v6 - terrified, with a sense of awe at the presence and majesty of God


v13 - Elijah = John the Baptist - restorer of all things??


v20 - little faith - quality not quantity. Mountain move - refers to removing the problems associated with the work of the kingdom


(no v21? lol)


v22 - second prediction of Christ's death. First in 16:21.
Must've pretty daunting for the disciples...perhaps they believed him to only some extent?


v26 - "sons are exempt" Implies that Peter and the disciples are God family (royal household), therefore exempt from collecting duty and taxes, but unbelieving Jews were not. 
On a greater scale could represent Jesus coming to die, but that would be for everyone - both believers and non-believers. So doesn't apply.


A - Improve bible context knowledge
P - Dad just told me to read this book and that book that will give me the big picture and allow me to understand the bible better when doing readings like this. I think I'm going to do that first...