Bible Questions # 2138-2154 By Joyce Webb
Matthew Chp. 17
2138. Vs. 1 Jesus takes 3 of the men up into the mountain with him. They are:
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2139. Vs. 2 some Bibles use the word “transfigured”. It means changed. Jesus was changed in the way he looked. His face ________________________________.
His clothes became ___________________________________.
2140. Vs. 3 Two Old Testament people appeared with Jesus. They were:
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2141. Vs. 4 Peter wanted everyone to stay there. What did Peter want to do?
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2142. As they were watching a ____________________________ made a shadow over them. They heard a voice from heaven say: ______________________________
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2143. Vs.6 What did the disciples do when they heard the voice? __________________
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2144. Vs. 7 What did Jesus say to them? ______________________________________
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2145. Vs. 8 When the disciples looked up the only person there was ______________
2146. Vs. 9 Jesus told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until after what?
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When Jesus was baptized the voice from heaven said the same thing. The disciples had heard this Voice of God from heaven saying that this man Jesus was His son.
2147. Vs. 10-13 The disciples ask Jesus about an Old Testament prophecy that said Elijah would come before the great day of the Lord. (MalachI 4:5) Luke 1:17 tells of John being born and that he would be like Elijah coming before Jesus to make people ready to hear Jesus. Jesus told the disciples that “Elijah” had come——meaning a man in the same way Elijah was.
Vs. 12 Jesus said the people did not like John and they treated him badly. Jesus said that would do the same to ___________________.
2148. Vs.14-18 When they came down from the mountain what was happening?
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2149. Were the other disciples able to cast out the demon from the boy?
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2150. Vs. 19, 20 The disciples asked why they had not been able to cast out the demon.
In the past, when they had traveled by themselves to other towns they had cast out demons. But this time they were not able to.
Jesus told them why they were not able: ____________________________________
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2151. Jesus said if they had faith as big as a ________________________________they could have done it. A grain of mustard seed is a big as a period. (.)
2152. Vs. 21 Jesus said this kind of demon goes out only if a person has
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2153. Vs. 22,23 Jesus tells the disciples again what will happen to him soon.
They really can not believe it. But Jesus is warning them. What does Jesus say will happen to me? _______________________________________________________
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2154. Vs. 24-27 Men come to Peter to collect the tax. This was a temple tax for the Jewish church. Jesus asked Peter if kings tax their own people or do kings tax strangers. Peter said that kings tax strangers. They Jesus says I should not have to pay the tax. Jesus was saying that he was the son of the King of Heaven the King of the Jewish church so he should not have to pay the tax.
But other people did not understand this and Jesus said that rather than make a problem he would pay the tax. Where did Peter get the money to pay the tax?
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This showed again Jesus was Lord over the earth and fish and money.