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Luke 20:27-40
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27Some of the Sadducees, who
say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
28“Teacher,” they said,
“Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children,
the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
29Now there were seven
brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.
30The second
31and then the third married
her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.
32Finally, the woman died
too.
33Now then, at the
resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
34Jesus replied, “The people
of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35But those who are
considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection
from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,
36and they can no longer die;
for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children
of the resurrection.
37But in the account of the
burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the
God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
38He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
39Some of the teachers of the
law responded, “Well said, teacher!”
40And no one dared to ask him
any more questions.
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1)
Who were the
Sadducees?
o
The Sadducees
were a sect of the Jews who
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Denied
Ø
The resurrection
of the dead.
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And the existence
of angels.
§
And emphasized the
law of Moses.
2)
According to
verse 28 what did the Sadducees say
Moses wrote
for them to do if a man’s brother died and
left a wife but no children?
o
He must
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Marry the widow.
§
And raise up
offspring for his brother.
3)
According to
verses 29 to 32 what did the Sadducees say was the situation with seven
brothers?
o
The first one
§
Married a woman.
§
And died childless.
o
The second and
then the third married her.
o
And in the same
way the seven died, leaving no children.
o
Finally the woman
died too.
4)
According to
verse 33 what was the question the Sadducees posed to Jesus?
o
At the
resurrection whose wife will she be.
o
Since
o
The seven were
married to her?
5)
In what way were
the Sadducees being disingenuous in the question they posed to Jesus, given
that they denied the resurrection of the dead?
o
They denied the
resurrection of the dead.
o
Yet
o
Asked Jesus a
question that assumed the reality of resurrection.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 34 what do the people of this age do concerning marriage?
o
They
§
Marry.
§
And are given in
marriage.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what do people who
take part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead do
concerning marriage?
o
They will
§
Neither marry.
§
Nor be given in
marriage.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 36 what is the
situation with people who take part in the age to come and in the resurrection
from the dead?
o
They can no
longer die.
o
For
o
They are like the
angels.
o
They are God’s
children.
o
Since
o
They are children
of the resurrection.
9)
What did the
Sadducees deny that Jesus confirmed in verse 36?
o
Jesus confirmed
§
That the dead
rise.
§
And that angels exist.
10)
What was Jesus’
understanding about God in verses 37 and 38 that led to the confirmation that Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob are living even though they had already died?
o
Moses showed that
the dead rise.
o
For
o
He calls the Lord
§
‘The God of
Abraham.
§
And the God of
Isaac.
§
And the God of
Jacob.’
o
God is not the God
§
Of the dead.
§
But of the living.
11)
According to
verse 38 what is the status of all to God?
o
To God all are
alive.
12)
According to
verses 39 and 40 what was the reaction of Jesus’
audience to his explanation that God is
not the God of the dead, but of the living?
o
Some of the
teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!”
o
And no one dared
to ask Jesus any more questions.
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Luke 20:27-40
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