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James

This is a different James than the one who wrote the Book of James in the Bible.

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Moses and the prophet Elijah

Moses gave the law to Israel, and Elijah was one of the most important prophets of Israel. These two men represented the way God spoke to Israel in the Old Testament.

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shelters

These were the small, individual, temporary shelters the Jews made from tree branches during an annual Jewish holiday.

did not know what he was saying

Peter spoke without thinking clearly because he was so excited.

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a voice coming from the cloud

God spoke to them from the cloud.

This is my Son whom I love

This is the same thing that God had said about Jesus after John the Baptist baptized him in 24:08.

Listen to him

Moses and the prophets were important, but God told the disciples that Jesus was more important, and that they should honor what he said more than they honored Moses and the prophets.

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the only one still there was Jesus

Moses and Elijah had gone away, leaving only Jesus with the disciples.

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Do not tell anyone yet

Jesus knew that the people would not yet believe who he was, but later, when he came back to life, many people would believe.