1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 sn Peter apparently wanted to celebrate the feast of Tabernacles or Booths that looked forward to the end and wanted to treat Moses, Elijah, and Jesus as equals by making three shelters (one for each). It was actually a way of expressing honor to Jesus, but the next verse makes it clear that it was not enough honor. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 sn The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 sn The temple tax refers to the half-shekel tax paid annually by male Jews to support the temple (Exod 30:13-16). 45 46 47 48