The Gospel According to
Matthew 17
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The Transfiguration
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There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
Then Jesus came over and touched them.
Jesus
“Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
they saw no one except Jesus
Matthew 17:8
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
The disciples
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Jesus
Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Elijah has come
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The scribes were right that Elijah comes first. They missed that he had already come. John prepared the way and was rejected, and the same road was waiting for Jesus. Matthew tells us plainly that the disciples finally saw it.
Reflect
Listen to Him
On the mountain the Father said only one thing to the disciples: “Listen to Him!” Then Jesus touched them and said, “Get up,” and “Do not be afraid.” What is Jesus saying to you that you have been slow to listen to? What would it look like to get up and obey this week?
The Boy with a Demon
When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
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Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
The Power of Faith
Nothing will be impossible for you.
Matthew 17:20
Question
Quick question
Down from the mountain, the disciples asked Jesus privately why they had failed.
How big did Jesus say faith needs to be to move a mountain?
The Second Prediction of the Passion
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Where it happened
Gathered in Galilee
After the mountain, Jesus and His disciples gather together again in Galilee. There He tells them a second time what is coming. Then they go on to Capernaum, where He had made His home by the lake.
When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.”
And the disciples were deeply grieved.
The Temple Tax
Then the sons are exempt
Matthew 17:26
Pray
So that we may not offend
Jesus was the Son, free from the tax. Still He paid it, “so that we may not offend them,” and He paid for Peter too: “for My tax and yours.” Thank Jesus that He provides what you need. Ask Him for the humility to lay down your rights for the sake of others.
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A verse to carry with you
For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.
Matthew 17:20
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