Mark 9:7

“And there was a cloud that overshadowed them, etc..] Jesus, Moses, and Elias, and also the disciples; who, according to Luke, entered into it, and so were covered by it. And a voice came out the cloud, saying, this is my beloved Son, hear him. This was the voice of God the Father, bearing a testimony to the sonship of Christ; and was directed, not to Moses and Elias, but to the disciples, enjoining them to hear and obey him, who was the end of the law and prophets; was the great prophet Moses had spoken of, and was to be hearkened to, and whom all the prophets had testified of, and in whom they all centred; (see Gill on “<401705>Matthew 17:5”).”

“And after six days ... - See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:1-9. Mark 9:3 No fuller - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth; not to “full” it, or to render it thicker. Mark 9:6 He wist not - He “knew not.” He was desirous of saying something, and he knew not what would be proper. return to 'Top of Page'”

“There came a (bright, luminous) cloud, overshadowing them - This seems to have been such a cloud of glory as accompanied Israel in the wilderness, which, as the Jewish writers observe, departed at the death of Moses. But it now appeared again, in honour of our Lord, as the great Prophet of the Church, who was prefigured by Moses. Hear ye him - Even preferably to Moses and Elijah. Mark 9:12”

“9:7 a cloud: Cp. Exod 40:34-35. • The voice from the cloud issued a stern rebuke of Peter’s suggestion: This is my dearly loved Son—not an equal of Moses and Elijah. God’s voice also confirmed Peter’s earlier confession (Mark 8:29), and it indirectly rebuked Peter for rejecting Jesus’ prediction of his suffering (8:32) by telling him and the other disciples to listen to him.”

“a cloud: Exo 40:34; Kg1 8:10-12; Psa 97:2; Dan 7:13; Mat 17:5-7, Mat 26:64; Luk 9:34-36; Act 1:9; Rev 1:7 This: Mar 1:11; Psa 2:7; Mat 3:17, Mat 26:63, Mat 27:43, Mat 27:54; Joh 1:34, Joh 1:49, Joh 3:16-18; Joh 5:18, Joh 5:22-25, Joh 5:37, Joh 6:69, Joh 9:35, Joh 19:7, Joh 20:31; Act 8:37; Rom 1:4; Pe2 1:17; Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:10, Jo1 5:11, Jo1 5:12, Jo1 5:20 hear: Exo 23:21, Exo 23:22; Deu 18:15-19; Act 3:22, Act 3:23, Act 7:37; Heb 2:1, Heb 12:25, Heb 12:26 Mark 9:8”