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Compare the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus with the account of Moses at Mount Sinai.
| Matthew. | Exodus. |
| “And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, “And was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light” ([xvii, 1, 2]). “While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice out of the cloud,” etc. ([5]). | “Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu” ([xxiv, 9]). “And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. “And the glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. “And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire” ([15–17]). |
We have in each account a prophet and three companions; in each the persons mentioned go up into a mountain; in each there is a supernatural brightness; in each an overshadowing cloud; in each a celestial voice speaking out of the cloud; in each Moses is a prominent figure; in each a period of six days is mentioned.