The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Mark 9:1-50
The Transfiguration [An Analysis] Mark 9:0 This verse would seem to belong to the preceding chapter. It may be taken alone for homiletic purposes, and treated under the form of an inquiry, viz., When does the kingdom of God come with power? (1) When it so comes as to show the comparative paltriness and worthlessness of other kingdoms. (2) When it brings the human heart into a state of joyful obedience to its spirit and precepts. (3) When it throws upon the mystery and solemnity of the future a... read more
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Mark 9:1-50
REACHING A CRISIS The topics or events of the present lesson: · The Four Thousand Fed (Mark 8:1-9 ); · The Leaven of the Pharisees (Mark 8:10-21 ); · The Blind Man of Bethesda (Mark 8:22-26 ); · Peter’s Confession (Mark 8:27-38 ); · The Crisis of the Transfiguration (Mark 9:1-13 ); · The Lunatic Healed (Mark 9:14-29 ); · Christ’s Predication of His Death (Mark 9:30-32 ); · Ambition Rebuked (Mark 9:33-37 ); · Sectarianism Rebuked (Mark 9:38 ); · Future Retribution (Mark 9:42-50 ) In the second... read more