King Jesus | February 11, 2024

 

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Matthew 22:23-33

23 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, 24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.' 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother. 26 So too the second and third, down to the seventh. 27 After them all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her." 29 But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: 32 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living." 33 And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. What do you think the Sadducees were hoping to achieve by bringing this question to Jesus? (Compare Deuteronomy 25:5-10)

  2. How did quoting Exodus 3:6 demonstrate the reality of the resurrection?

  3. Does it surprise you, discourage you, or confound you that marriage will be different in heaven?

  4. How do you expect life in the resurrection to be different and/or the same as life here? Does it matter what you expect?

  5. How does this passage challenge or affirm your own beliefs about the resurrection and the afterlife?

Prayer

Pray that we will believe the Scriptures, set our hope on the resurrection, and remain astonished at the teaching of Jesus.

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Scott Reavely