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#315: How Good, Lord, to Be Here!
Jul. 4th, 2020 11:29 pmThis line is also the first line of two of the other verses, bringing down the Shannon density. This mini-section is about the Transfiguration, where some of Jesus' disciples saw him speaking with Moses and Elijah, which raises the question "how does everyone know what Moses and Elijah look like."
The last verse is an interesting contrast between "the mount" where Jesus appears in glory, and "the plain" where he has to return. We also see this contrast in two versions of the same Sermon; in Matthew, Jesus gives the "Sermon on the Mount," which is a very long passage of teaching. In Luke, however, this is presented as the "Sermon on the Plain." To some extent, this goes along with Luke being the champion of the underdog--Jesus gets down on our level because he's not afraid to mix with outsiders. But then, Matthew's longer version is also harsher and meaner in some ways ("woe to the rich! woe, woe, woe, lots of woe!") So...hmm.
The last verse is an interesting contrast between "the mount" where Jesus appears in glory, and "the plain" where he has to return. We also see this contrast in two versions of the same Sermon; in Matthew, Jesus gives the "Sermon on the Mount," which is a very long passage of teaching. In Luke, however, this is presented as the "Sermon on the Plain." To some extent, this goes along with Luke being the champion of the underdog--Jesus gets down on our level because he's not afraid to mix with outsiders. But then, Matthew's longer version is also harsher and meaner in some ways ("woe to the rich! woe, woe, woe, lots of woe!") So...hmm.
