The Transfiguration gave three of the disciples a brief glimpse of who Jesus really was. At that time, many people beleived that Jesus was one of the great prophets come back to life. However, in this Chapter we read that Jesus was talking with Moses and Elijah, the two greatest prophets in the Old Testament. I wondered what that meant, and my Bible notes said that Moses represents the law, or the old covenant. Elijah represents the prophets who foretold the coming of the Messiah. Their presense with Jesus confirmed His mission to fulfill God's law and the words of God's prophets. Just as God's voice in the cloud over Mt. Sinai gave authority to his law, God's voice at the transfiguration gave authority to Jesus' words.
So how is everyone doing with their reading? Closing in on our first month...has it gotten easier? Or is it still hard to find the time on a regular basis? Have you noticed any changes - maybe you're praying more, or a struggle you've had is loosening it's grip on you? Just curious...you don't have to share anything if you don't want to...
Oh ya im reading every day , its really a kind of new adventure when you read with the understanding that these are real people not just some storys for sunday school , and as you read and reread they really turn into real people with personalitys chariture defects just like all of us . Good thing its not a sin to mispell words .
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ReplyDeleteYep reading every day too. I do feel like I am learning more. So far so good!
ReplyDeleteI've made it part of my daily routine...I get everyone fed and Will off to school in the morning. Then make my fruit smoothie, sit down with my Bible and computer on my new kitchen counter and start to read...then I write. I like doing this - really studying what I'm reading.
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