Matthew 17:3 Cross References

Matthew 17:3

3: Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.

"Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives.

I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will tell that prophet what to say, and he will tell the people everything I command him.

Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives--the God whom I worship and serve--there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I give the word!"

So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, just as the LORD had said.
He was buried in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place.

His disciples asked, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"
Jesus replied, "Elijah is indeed coming first to set everything in order.
But I tell you, he has already come, but he wasn't recognized, and he was badly mistreated. And soon the Son of Man will also suffer at their hands."
Then the disciples realized he had been speaking of John the Baptist.

As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between them, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.
Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots and charioteers of Israel!" And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his robe in two.
Then Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak and returned to the bank of the Jordan River.
He struck the water with the cloak and cried out, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" Then the river divided, and Elisha went across.

That old system of law etched in stone led to death, yet it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses' face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away.
Shouldn't we expect far greater glory when the Holy Spirit is giving life?
If the old covenant, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new covenant, which makes us right with God!
In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new covenant.
So if the old covenant, which has been set aside, was full of glory, then the new covenant, which remains forever, has far greater glory.

There has never been another prophet like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.

As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, "Master, this is wonderful! We will make three shrines--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

At the customary time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.
O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself."
Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the ditch!
And when the people saw it, they fell on their faces and cried out, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!"
Then Elijah commanded, "Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don't let a single one escape!" So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there.

Then two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.
They were glorious to see. And they were speaking of how he was about to fulfill God's plan by dying in Jerusalem.

"Until John the Baptist began to preach, the laws of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and eager multitudes are forcing their way in.

He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah, the prophet of old. He will precede the coming of the Lord, preparing the people for his arrival. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will change disobedient minds to accept godly wisdom."

Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true."

Then Jesus quoted passages from the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining what all the Scriptures said about himself.

For the law was given through Moses; God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

"Yet it is not I who will accuse you of this before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, on whom you set your hopes.
But if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me because he wrote about me.
And since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"

For before John came, all the teachings of the Scriptures looked forward to this present time.
And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.

And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are bound for heaven, think about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's Messenger and High Priest.
For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully and was entrusted with God's entire house.
But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a fine house deserves more praise than the house itself.
For every house has a builder, but God is the one who made everything.
Moses was certainly faithful in God's house, but only as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.

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