What do you think of Peter's proposal in Matthew 17?

Question

We see in Matthew 17:1-7 an account.
The Lord took Peter James and John his brother with Him to a high mountain. The Lord was transfigured before them, His face shining, His garments became as white as light.
Moses and Elijan appeared and conversed with the Lord.
Peter then, made a proposal to make three tents. One for the Lord, one for Moses and Elijah
While Peter was uttering this a bright cloud overshadowed them and the Voice of the Father said.. that This was His Son. the Beloved in Whom He has found His delight.. Hear HIM!
The 3 disciples were afraid. The Lord touched them and told them not to be afraid. When they raised their eyes they saw ONLY JESUS and the other two were not with Him.

Peter's proposal brought out something that I think is really crucial.
He wanted to put Moses ( Law) and Elijah ( Prophets) on the same level as Christ, making the law and prophets equal with Christ. These two are only a testimony of Christ ..
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Should the Law and the Prophets be put on the same level with Christ?
Based on the response of the Father, do you think Peter's proposal was wise? Would you have made that proposal?

Ty for taking the time to respond
In Christ
sandy

Answer 1

Peter, as often, had good intentions, but based on his own human thinking. He saw something great and wanted to glorify the wrong ones. After all, "When they raised their eyes they saw only Jesus..." This is what it is all about - Jesus.

Peter, wanting to build tents (or booths), was all Peter. First of all, God and God alone should be glorified. Jesus, being God, is also worthy of glory and honor. Moses and Elijah, although considered great men of God (true servant hearts), are not worthy of glory.

Jesus said He came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets. He also came showing the power of God. He is not merely equal to the Law and the Prophets, but He is what they are all about.

Answer 2

No I don't think that Moses and Elijah should ever be placed on the same level as Christ. Ever.
And I agree with you. They were only servants of God, that God used as a testimony for him.

I don't think Peter should have proposed to honor Moses and Elijah in the manner that he also proposed to honor Christ. Yet, perhaps he was overwhelmed with that power and at the same time...unlearned.
Which is a natural reaction for someone who may not know better. I don't think God was mad at him though..Or even upset.
Because if He didn't know then...afterwards he knew. That's one reason Christ was revealed.

Answer 3

The suggestion of building three tents, one each for Jesus, Moses and Elijah, was probably because of an annual feast celebrated at that time.
The annual Feast of Shelters, (which was like a harvest festival),Jews from everywhere would come to Jerusalem and build shelters in the streets and town square - anywhere with a little space.
Peter's proposal had nothing to do with puting them on the same level as Jesus, although I can see why you might think that!
Peter was treating them all as his superiors, and thus saying they were all more important than him, but he didn't do or say anything to indicate that he had any belief in their equality with Jesus.
The fact that Jesus became transfigured in front of them also proves his superiority.
I hope this helps!

Answer 4

Heb 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
Heb 8:2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

Christ would pitch the true tabernacle in us, on Pentecost, the Holy Spirit.

Besides Christ was God with us, Emmanuel.

Answer 5

When God spoke and said " this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him", He was saying that the time for building tabernacles or stone altars to worship God had come to an end. We are now to worship Jesus Christ in spirit and truth. He is the "Living Altar" for those who believe in His atonement for their sins. We lay all at the feet of Jesus, and no one else. Moses and Elijah appearing beside Jesus served as a testimony to Peter and the others that they knew Him to be the Son of the Living God of whom the prophets spoke. God bless you Sandy!!!

Answer 6

Great question Sis! When I think of Jesus, I think of the OT tabernacle and the Ark of Covenant - What was inside it? Stone Tablets (Law), Golden Jar of Manna (Bread of Life - Christ), and Aaron's Budding Rod (Leadership ... you could say of the prophets... but we are all made Priests using various gifts of the spirit towards the Kingdom of God). So it makes sense that Peter spoke of this, but in the end saw only Jesus. Because in the end, Jesus IS the fulfillment of the OT tabernacle. (Hebrews 9).

I'd love to see the other responses. I am sure what I wrote would make some scratch their heads, but I am led by the spirit to write my answer in the manner it flowed out.

God Bless You richly Sis!

Answer 7

This would have most likely been the understanding of Peter and the majority of Israel at the time. An honorable gesture, but misinformed.
Jesus is head and shoulders above the law and all other prophets. The entire Bible is written about him, a continuing story that begins on day one.

Answer 8

Transfiguration is the Greek mythology that makes the Bible the Greek trick that it is with Jesus (Je-Zeus) becoming Zeus the Greek Weather God complete with Light and his face shining and the brothers of Zeus become Moses and Elijah and the three meet in a cloud in the mountain as close to the sky heaven as is possible.

If you check the other Gospels you can put it all together since this is one of the reason for 4 Gospels or the 4 Seasons of Zeus and the 12 months of the year or 12 disciples and they all worship the Sun happily on Sunday etc etc.

Bright cloud is Zeus the Father of Gods and men with his thundery voice, and all of this was written by Luke when you check it out and Luke wrote the Acts about Paul who spoke to the Sun Jesus in the midday Sun, but these guys drank wine of the type that got the guests at the wedding drunk and wild and thirsty for more so you really got to examine the Bible for what is Truth and what aint.

Amen

Answer 9

the three disciples observed the easily heavenly bodies of Moses and Elijah. Their bodies have been converted whilst they went to heaven basically like Jesus' physique grew to become into on the transfiguration and at his Resurrection. we can get an identical style of bodies as quickly as we die and bypass to heaven or are raptured on the 2d coming. i don't be responsive to in case you want to call them spirits or transfigured saints. of course there is existence after dying and particular spirits or different ineffective human beings have been contacted additionally interior the Bible . case in point whilst Saul used a witch to call up Samuel in a million Samuel 28: 7-20 yet this calling of spirits is precisely forbidden interior the scriptures alongside with any style of astrology, witchcraft soothsaying, fortune telling and etc. . in fact Saul grew to become into punished for applying a witch or because of the fact the KJV describes her " a female with a basic spirit" interior the the story in a million Samuel 28 the female is easily taken aback to work out Samuel arise which exhibits that she grew to become into possibly a pretend or had in no way extremely seen somebody come back. regardless of the indisputable fact that calling up spirits is sin and you may circumvent the practice. Cap'n Arlo

Answer 10

The law is a schoolmaster to show people they have sinned against God- but Christ came to fulfill the law.

Romans 3:20
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.