And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
The verse records the next day after the night of the transfiguration, when Jesus came down from the hill with the three who had been with Him above. He moved from the mount of transfiguration down to its foot in the plain below, returning to the work waiting for Him among the people. A large crowd had gathered at the foot while the disciples who had stayed behind were seeking Him, and they came to meet Him as He returned. They ran to Him with reverence and joy as people waiting for His help and deliverance from Satan's power.
The crowd and the disciples were troubled because the disciples had failed to cast out a demon, and the scribes were using that failure to discredit them. The descent from heavenly glory to save an afflicted boy enslaved by Satan is a lesson in redemption. It shows that His servants must both seek spiritual insight with Him and work among suffering people.
The verse belongs to His words and work while shedding light upon the people when the time was nearly come for Him to be taken from them, when He wanted them to remember all He had said to them. Its meaning is to be studied and grasped now so that hearts are in full harmony with Christ and understand His work and what He will do for those who follow on to know the Lord. That following on is with ever-increasing light like the dawn, whose going forth is prepared as the morning, in preparation for a coming time when there will be trials and persecutions everywhere.
The verse records the next day after the night of the transfiguration, when Jesus came down from the hill with the three who had been with Him above. He moved from the mount of transfiguration down to its foot in the plain below, returning to the work waiting for Him among the people. A large crowd had gathered at the foot while the disciples who had stayed behind were seeking Him, and they came to meet Him as He returned. They ran to Him with reverence and joy as people waiting for His help and deliverance from Satan's power.
The crowd and the disciples were troubled because the disciples had failed to cast out a demon, and the scribes were using that failure to discredit them. The descent from heavenly glory to save an afflicted boy enslaved by Satan is a lesson in redemption. It shows that His servants must both seek spiritual insight with Him and work among suffering people.
The verse belongs to His words and work while shedding light upon the people when the time was nearly come for Him to be taken from them, when He wanted them to remember all He had said to them. Its meaning is to be studied and grasped now so that hearts are in full harmony with Christ and understand His work and what He will do for those who follow on to know the Lord. That following on is with ever-increasing light like the dawn, whose going forth is prepared as the morning, in preparation for a coming time when there will be trials and persecutions everywhere.