Read Matthew Chapter 17
1. How much time has expires since the end of Matthew Chapter 16 according to Matthew 17:1?
2. Where does Jesus take Peter, James and John (brother of James)? Who else goes with them?
3. What happens to Jesus according to Matthew 17:2?
4. Who appears to them according to Matthew 17:3? What are they doing?
5. What do you learn about men from the Hebrew Bible who went up the mountain in the following passages:
Exodus 19:3, 20
Exodus 24:12-18
1 Kings 19:1-18
Going deeper: What parallels do you see between the events in Matthew 17:1-9 and the passages from the Hebrew Bible?
6. What does Peter say according to Matthew 17:4?
7. What happens while Peter is still speaking?
8. How do the disciples respond to what they hear in Matthew 17:6?
9. What does Jesus do? What does He say in Matthew 17:7?
10. What happens in Matthew 17:8?
11. What does Jesus tell them in Matthew 17:9?
12. What is the disciple’s reaction to Jesus’ statement in Matthew 17:9?
13. What does Jesus say about Elijah coming in Matthew 17:11-12? Who was he speaking of?
14. Who comes to Jesus in Matthew 17:14? What has happened?
15. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 17:17-18?
16. What is the question of the disciples that they ask Jesus privately? How does He respond?
17. What do you learn about unbelief from the following scriptures:
Exodus 14:11-12
Numbers 20:12
Deuteronomy 1:29-41
2 Kings 17:14-18
Psalm 78:32-33
Psalm 106:23-25
Matthew 13:58
Mark 16:14
Romans 11:23
Hebrews 3:12-13
18. What can you conclude from the above verses about how God view unbelief and doubt among His people?
19. What does Jesus tell His disciples in Matthew 17:22? How do they respond?
20. Where does Jesus go with His disciples according to Matthew 17:24?
21. Who approaches Peter? What is his question?
22. What question does Jesus ask Peter in Matthew 17:25? How does Peter respond?
21. What is Jesus’ statement in Matthew 17:26-27?
22. Why is a temple tax only payable for Jesus and Peter?
23. What application can you make to your own life and relationship with God from Matthew 17 and Jesus’ transfiguration, Jesus’ statement on unbelief, casting out demons, and taxes?
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