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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:33-36

The Light of the Word (9:33-36). The Jews walk on blindly, seeking signs and coming under the condemnation of these men of old for not responding to Jesus’ words, but in contrast His disciples are to become lamps revealing and receiving the light of God, and are not to be concerned with signs but only with seeking single-heartedly His light though His words. And He promises that if their eyes are single and are fixed on God then their eye will be like a lamp lit by God (Luke 9:34), and they... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:34

‘And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud.’ And even while he was speaking a cloud came down and overshadowed ‘them’. This ‘them’ may indicate the three glorious figures (Mark says that God spoke out of the cloud), or it may include all being enveloped by God (Mark can be interpreted in this way). This descent of the cloud had happened also on Mount Sinai, (compare Exodus 24:15-16), and it had indicated the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:35

‘ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my chosen, hear you him.”’ And from the cloud came a voice, declaring that Jesus was His Son and His chosen One, His Son (Psalms 2:7; John 1:14; John 1:18) and His Anointed Servant (Isaiah 42:1). Note how God takes the attention off Moses and Elijah and concentrates it on Jesus. They are not to regard the others as of primary importance but to concentrate on Him as the One to Whom Moses and Elijah had borne witness, the One Who had... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:36

‘And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.’ And then all was quiet and they found themselves alone with Jesus. And so profound was the experience that they told no one about it at the time. They stored it up in their hearts, to be revealed when the time was ripe. They had seen what could not be uttered. 4). Jesus Commences The Specific Training of His Disciples Who Are Revealed As in a... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:37

‘And it came about, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.’ The connection with the Transfiguration is clearly made. As Jesus descends from the mountain with His three companions He is met by ‘a great crowd’. A contrast and comparison is probably intended to be drawn between the size of the ‘great crowd’, seen as representing humanity, and the greatness of the majesty of God in Luke 9:43 a. On the Mount the difference between the majestic Jesus and... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:38-40

‘And behold, a man from the crowd cried, saying, “Teacher, I beseech you to look on my son, for he is my only child, and behold, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it tears him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him sorely. And I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.” A man speaks to Him from the crowd. He describes how he had brought his only son to the disciples seeking help. His son was possessed by a spirit which spasmodically made... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:41

‘And Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring here your son.” ’ This is Jesus’ verdict on what He has found concerning the whole generation of Israel at that time. It included the great crowd, which was in such contrast to His Father as it stood there clamouring and disputing. But it was also very much a verdict on His failing Apostles. They were the ones who should have had faith. His words suggest that Jesus felt... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:42

‘And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tore him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.’ The father’s description of his son’s problems were clearly revealed as correct when he sought to bring his son to Jesus. The evil spirit dashed him down and tore him dreadfully. It may be that it was aware that it was about to be faced up to One Whose authority it could not reject and was reluctant to meet up with Him. But... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:43

‘But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,’ Having come down from the mountain where He has spoken with Moses and Elijah about His coming ‘exodus’ He wants His disciples to become more aware of it than they are. But instead all the crowds are marvelling at what He has done, and that no doubt included the disciples (‘all’). So He once again takes His disciples on one side and speaks seriously with them. read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:44

“Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.” Note the stress Jesus places on what He says. “Let these words sink into your ears.” He could not have been more emphatic. And what was the message? “The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.” The emphasis is interesting in view of His recent Transfiguration. What shame it brings on the world by implication. The glorious Son of man, God’s beloved Son, is to be delivered by... read more

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