Verse 35
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.
The voice must be identified as that of the Father himself who spoke to Jesus three times during his ministry in the same audible manner as here, namely, at the baptism, during Jesus' prayer at the last public discourse (John 12:28), and here. That the voice was primarily for the benefit of the apostles appears in the use of the third person, and also in the content of the message.
Hear ye him ... All divine commandments are restrictive; and this means, therefore, "Do not hear Moses; do not hear Elijah, etc." This element of the instruction was visually impressed upon them when, coming down from the mountain, they saw "Jesus only" (Matthew 17:8).
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