Matthew 17: The Transfiguration
Why didn’t Jesus take all his disciples with him up the mountain?
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What caused Jesus’ appearance to change?
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How could Moses and Elijah, being dead, appear and talk with Jesus? What did they talk about?
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Why did Peter think it appropriate to have shrines for Moses and Elijah?
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What did the disciples learn from the voice from the cloud?
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What effect did Jesus’ advice and touch have?
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Why did Jesus want the three disciples to keep their mountain experience secret? How well do you think they followed that command?
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What prompted the disciples question about Elijah?
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How could John the Baptizer be the fulfillment of prophecy concerning Elijah?
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Who were the people who did not recognize John the Baptizer or Jesus?
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Why couldn’t the disciples heal the man’s son? Why did they think they should have been able to?
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What did a “faithless and corrupt generation” have to do with the man’s son not being healed?
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How did the disciples’ faith differ from what Jesus had?
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Believing doesn’t always change the impossible to possible. What kind of faith is needed to move mountains?
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Why was it important for the disciples to fast and pray when Jesus hadn’t?
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If Jesus had already told the disciples about his death, why did he need to tell them again? How well do you think he understood what he said?
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Why might Peter have said Jesus paid the Temple tax when he wasn’t sure he did?
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Why did Jesus say they should pay the tax?
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How did Jesus know a coin would be in the mouth of the one fish Peter caught? How was Peter affected by this experience?