So, I was reading Mark this morning. By this morning, I mean at three this morning, when I woke up and couldn't sleep. So I was reading Mark 9. The next three posts will be about Mark 9, but today's is about Jesus being transfigured on the mount. Transfiguration in this case refers to Jesus appearing to the disciples not as "human-Jesus" but as God, in all of his shining glory. Jesus presence on this mountain was no accident, in fact, it was a statement about God's supremacy over the idols popular at the time.
The mountain was no ordinary mountain. The people of the region would climb this mountain, and place an idol of their god on the mountain. The higher the idol was placed, the symbolically higher the person thought their god was than the others. Jesus goes up on this mountain. Jesus goes to the top of this mountain. Jesus is saying symbolically that he is superior to all of the idols on this mountain.
Jesus goes on to do something none of the idols are capable of. Jesus reveals his glory on this mountain. Jesus isn't just saying that he is superior to the "gods" on this mountain, he proves it. None of the stone, wood, or metal carvings on the mountain have shone with God's glory, yet Jesus does. Jesus is making a statement.
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