The Servant King

The Servant King

The Servant King – Matthew’s Gospel chapter 17

The transfiguration

17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

Matthew 17:1-3 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
  • The butcher’s son from Young
  • A mountaintop experience (verses 1-13)
  • Down in the muck (verses 14-23)
  • The temple tax (verses 24-27)
  • Glimpses of the cross
Raphael’s painting of the scene in Matthew chapter 17, verses 1 to 13, shows the striking contrast between Jesus as the Servant wgo came to give his life for us, and Jesus revealed ever so briefly as The King of Glory.
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