THE GLORY OF THE SON OF GOD

Matthew 16:24-17:13

Glory:
- Weightiness
- Excellence
- Honor
- Splendor
- Radiance
- Preeminence
- Beauty
- Magnificence
- Majesty
- Superiority
- Brightness
- Superlative Honor that shall be given

God’s glory is the created brightness that surrounds God’s revelation of Himself.
—Wayne Grudem

God’s glory radiates from His manifest character and the excellence of His attributes.

The Exodus
- Exodus 13:21

Moses on the Mountain
- Exodus 34:5-6

The Tabernacle
- Exodus 40:34

The Temple
- 1 Kings 8:10-11

The Glory has departed
- Ezekiel 10

Jesus in the Temple
- Luke 2:9, 14, 22

The Transfiguration
- Matthew 17:1-8

Juxtaposition:
- Glory -vs- Suffering
- Mountain Top -vs- Valley Floor
- Faith -vs- Doubt
- By Sight -vs- By Faith

On the Mountain
- Matthew 17:1-8

Meanwhile in the Valley…
- Matthew 17:14-16

Faith & Doubt
- Matthew 17:17-21

The Path of Obedience
- Matthew 17:22-27

APPLICATION:
- Faith & Obedience
- We believe to the extent that we obey and base our life on that belief.
- Little Faith & Great Faith
- Faith that does not get overwhelmed by circumstances