Saturday, October 15, 2011

Luke 9:30-32

"And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; who appeared in esteem and spoke of his out-way which he was about to make-full at Jerusalem.  Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they perceived his esteem, and the men who stood with him."  Often translated "glory", DOXA is ultra literally "esteem".  To glorify someone or something is to genuinely hold in esteem.  In these verses, Jesus and Moses and Elijah are said to "appear" in esteem.  And, when "fully awake", the learners are able to "perceive his esteem".   And so for us!  The topic of the conversation was Jesus' "out-way", from Greek EXODUS.  And Jesus was about to make this full at Jerusalem.  As you read the Etymological New Testament, you will note the various usages of "making full".  Adding fullness to life (and death) as well as to Scripture itself, is a strong emphasis in the New Testament.  There are good themes in this brief passage, from esteem to fullness.

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