before our Lord's Passion, John xii. 28. After each of these voices from heaven, fresh virtue shone forth in Jesus, fresh ardour and fresh sweetness in His discourses and actions, fresh progress. — olrog hnv, x.r.X., This is, etc.) This speech has three divisions, which regard the Psalms, the Prophets, and Moses, from which they are derived1. — AuroD, Him) In contradistinction to Moses and Elias. This command, hear Him, was not uttered at His baptism; see Matt. iii. 17. — ar.oijtrs, hear) It is the busi ness of wayfarers rather to hear and publish what they have heard, than to see as Peter wished to do. The Father sanc tioned all things which the Son had said of Himself as the Son of God ; and what He was about to say even more fully, espe cially concerning the Cross. For the Father on this occasion bore witness Himself expressly concerning Him as His -Son : concerning the Cross, His Son was to be heard more and more.
7. "H-4/aro, touched) They were prostrated by what they saw and heard ; they wrere raised again by His familiar and effica cious touch. — pri po(3i?<t6i) cease to fear.
8. 'iqffotv /xoi/ov, Jesus alone) Hence it is evident that He is the Son, who is to be heard, not Moses, nor Elias.
9. Mr,osvl, to no one) not even to their fellow-disciples. — lu$ ou, x.r.X., until, etc.) After His resurrection they did men tion it ; see 2 Pet. i. 18. St Matthew also recorded it, although he had not been present. — avattrfj, have risen) The glory of the resurrection rendered this previous manifestation more credible.
10. T/ o5i>, x.r.X., how then, etc.) To the mention of His death they oppose the restitution of all things by Elias, whom (see ver. 31) they suppose to have come ; and they think that this fact ought not to be concealed, but, on the contrary, published
1 Viz., " I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto Me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten Thee," Ps. ii. 7. "Behold My Servant, whom I uphold ; mine Elect, in whom My soul deligfiteth : I have put My Spirit upon Him ; He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles," Isa. xlii 1. " The LOUD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto Him ye shall hearken," Deut. xviii. 15.— (I. B.)
And not long before his decease, Peter, in his Second Epistle, appealed to this very testimony which declared Jesus' glory. — V. g.