THE WAY OF THE CROSS Matthew Seventeen Jesus again showed that the way of salvation is the way of the cross. "Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry." (Matthew... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS IN HIS GLORY, TRANSFIGURED MATTHEW 17:1-13:_ It was probably on Mount Hermon that the transfiguration took place. Jesus had gone up on this mountain to pray. Luke describes it this way, "Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John and James and went up... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS IN HIS POWER, HEALING MATTHEW 17:14-21:_ Following that heavenly transformation there is an earthly problem for Jesus to deal with. An epileptic, demon possessed boy had been brought to Jesus' disciples that had been left behind but they were unable to help. The man pleaded, "Lord, have mercy... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS IN HIS DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND SACRIFICE MATTHEW 17:22-23:_ Jesus tried for a second time to cause the disciples to understand that He must suffer and die. The important detail added here is that he would be "betrayed" or "delivered up." The disciples were exceeding sorry, as they understood... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS IN HIS HUMILITY, PAYING TAX MATTHEW 17:24-27:_ It was costly to operate the temple. The ransom tax was used for that purpose. (Exodus 30:11-16) The tax authorities questioned Peter about whether Jesus was going to pay His tax. If Jesus had simply paid the tax he would have been looked upon as... [ Continue Reading ]