In one sense Abraham and Isaac are present already--in their descendants. In another sense the Father and the Sacrificial Son who are present remind us of Abraham and Isaac who so distantly pre-figured them.
Moses brought the Law, Jesus fulfilled it, embodies it.
Moses had no known grave and Elijah of course had none--both were taken from human knowledge and are returned here together, the resurrected and never-dead together.
Elijah was to be the forerunner of the new representative of God that Moses prophesied. He appears here to salute the new Law and new Lawgiver--and also the little christs who would go on to spread the word and become the new humanity--the church.
This church is represented by 3 men--one who is killed young, his brother who lives a long life and dies naturally, and a third who was executed later after having had a great deal more apparent influence than the one who died young. I have no hard knowledge, but all three were sent, and all three seem to have been largely faithful. Peter had an early dramatic example of not being faithful, and of being forgiven. I suspect all of them benefitted from similar forgiveness later in life as well, as we also hope to.
Peter reflects us and our usual response--make a memorial to capture the uncapturable event.
"Somehow the flashing lights don’t work on some drivers"
ReplyDeleteI've had drivers behind overtake me when I start slowing from the moment I see the lights. I'm convinced that many drivers can't see farther than the car immediately in front of them.
I'm convinced, however, that the intensity of the lights requires auto-adjustment for ambient light levels.
What bothers me most about getting safely past an accident scene -- or even just a patrol car that has made a traffic stop -- is that the I, with excellent night vision, am almost completely blinded by nyctalopia induced by the 'safety' lights. If the firefighter directing me to stop or safely pass does not have reflective gloves or a light in their hand, they're pretty much invisible.
Torah, Nevi'im
ReplyDeleteKetuvim are perhaps a later categorization (Jamnia?)
So these are representative of the sacred writings at the time of Christ.