Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 48, Feb 17)

Passage Matthew Chapter Seventeen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

• Matthew 17
  • Mt 17:1-9 Transfiguration
    • Peter James and John chosen
    • Semi-Glorified Body
      • ² He was transformed^[a] in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.
    • Moses and Elijah in Resurrected Bodies
      • ³ Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
    • Seemed real to dear Peter
      • ⁴ Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good for us to be here! If You want, I will make^[b] three tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
        • you don’t make tabernacles (shelters, tents) for ghosts
    • Then God spoke
      • ⁵ While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered^[c] them, and a voice from the cloud said:
      • This is My beloved Son.
        I take delight in Him.
        Listen to Him!
    • The fear of the Lord
      • ⁶ When the disciples heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.
      • ⁷ Then Jesus came up, touched them, and said, “Get up; don’t be afraid.”
  • Mt 17:10-13 Elijah? John the Baptist?
    • ¹² “But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”^[h]
  • Mt 17:14-21 Healing the son with seizures – Faith
    • ¹⁵ “Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son, because he has seizures^[i] and suffers severely. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ I brought him to Your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”
      • the father moved up the ladder of authority.
    • ¹⁷ Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious^[j] generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”
      • apparently, the disciples should have been able
    • Why Not?
      • ¹⁹ Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
      • ²⁰ “Because of your little faith,” He^[n] told them. “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of^[o] a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
    • BUT – there is differences!!!
      • [²¹ However, this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.]”^[p]
  • Mt 17: 22-23 Second mention of his coming death
    •  Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. ²³ They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.
  • Mt 17: 24- 27 Paying Taxes
    • Peter asked by tax collectors
      • “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?”
    • Peter says
      • “Yes,”
        • but what was his plan?????
    • Jesus first!
      • “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”^[
      • “From strangers,”
      • “Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him. ²⁷ “But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin.^[v] Take it and give it to them for Me and you.”
        • basic principle that we are not the sons of this government, so we should pay taxes, but also allows that God will provide.

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Matt 17:5
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• This is My beloved Son.
  I take delight in Him.
  Listen to Him!
• THIS is my beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!
• This IS My beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!
• This is MY beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!
• This is My BELOVED Son.  I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

A Mount of Transfiguration coloring page available at The Homely Hours.

Transfiguration from the Coloring Home

a page from the feast of the transfiguration from the Catholic Playground

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

1. Where or what was the mount of transfiguration?
   1. Got Answers discusses some various thoughts.
2. Why were the disciples unable to cast out the demon? The strength of the demon or their lack of faith?
   1. Bible  Ask explains it in a way that enlightened me!
3. What do you think about the issue of taxes?
   1. Your answer

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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