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1 . 8 0 0 . 3 2 5 . 3 0 4 0 13 GRADE 5 STUDENT BOOK SAMPLE 105 JESUS SHOWS HIS GLORY Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 Narrator 1: (Peter, James, John, and Jesus start marching in place, pretending to climb up a mountain) After six days, Jesus took with Him Peter and James, and John, his brother, and led them up a high mountain. Narrator 2: (Turn on lights) Jesus was transfigured. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as light. (Class should say "Oooo" and "Ahhh" and be amazed at Jesus showing His glory!) Narrator 3: (Moses and Elijah jump up to their feet as if they just appeared out of thin air.) Behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. (Moses, Elijah, and Jesus pretend to talk to one another.) Peter: (Peter, James, and John look confused.) Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three tents here, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah. Narrator 4: All of a sudden, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, Voice of God: This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him. (Peter, James, and John fall to the floor, terrified.) Jesus: (Calmly walks over to Peter, James, and John) Rise, and have no fear. (Elijah and Moses disappear by walking quickly out of the scene. Peter, James, and John look up at Jesus.) Narrator 5: When the disciples lifted their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus. (Peter, James, John, and Jesus start marching in place, pretending to climb back down the mountain.) Jesus: Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead. Peter: (Confused.) But why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come? Jesus: I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands. Narrator 4: Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them of John the Baptist. Narrator 5: We know that God always keeps His promises. He sent John the Baptist as the last prophet who was foretold in the Old Testament. Jesus shows His glory as God through the transfiguration. We know that Jesus is truly God and truly man. We are so glad that Jesus came to save us all! Readers Theater Characters: Jesus, Peter, James, John, Moses, Elijah, Voice of God, and Narrators 1–5. Set the stage: Classroom lights are off. Peter, James, and John are facing Jesus at the front of the classroom. Elijah and Moses are sitting on the floor by Jesus. C o v e n a n t C o n n e c t i o n Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus at the transfiguration. Moses was the Lawgiver of the Ten Commandments. Jesus now came to fulfill the Law that only He could keep perfectly. Elijah was the great prophet for the people of Israel in the Old Testament. This reminds us that God keeps His promises. He showed that His Son, Jesus, is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets.

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