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Matthew 22:23-33
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23That same day the
Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
24“Teacher,” they said,
“Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must
marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
25Now there were seven
brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no
children, he left his wife to his brother.
26The same thing happened to
the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh.
27Finally, the woman died.
28Now then, at the
resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were
married to her?”
29Jesus replied, “You are in
error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
30At the resurrection people
will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in
heaven.
31But about the resurrection
of the dead—have you not read what God said to you,
32‘I am the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of
the living.”
33When the crowds heard this,
they were astonished at his teaching.
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1)
Who were the
Sadducees?
o
The Sadducees
were a sect of the Jews who
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Denied
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The resurrection
of the dead.
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And the existence
of angels.
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And emphasized
the law of Moses.
2)
According to
verse 24 what did the Sadducees say
Moses told
them to do if a man died without having children?
o
His brother must
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Marry the widow.
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And raise up
offspring for him.
3)
According to
verses 25 to 27 what did the Sadducees say was the situation with seven
brothers among them?
o
The first one
§
Married.
§
Died.
§
And left his wife
to his brother.
o
Since he had no
children.
o
The same thing
happened to
§
The second and
third brother.
§
Right on down to
the seventh.
o
Finally the woman
died.
4)
According to
verse 28 what was the question the Sadducees posed to Jesus?
o
At the
resurrection whose wife will she be of the seven.
o
Since
o
All of them 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.
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Yet asked Jesus a
question that assumed the reality of resurrection.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 what was wrong with the question of the Sadducees?
o
They were in
error.
o
Because
o
They did not know
§
The Scriptures.
§
Or the power of
God.
7)
What was ironic
about the Sadducees not knowing the Scriptures, i.e., the bible, that records the
law of Moses?
o
It was ironic.
o
Because
o
They emphasized
the law of Moses.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what is the
situation with people at the resurrection?
o
At the
resurrection
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People will
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Neither marry.
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Nor be given in
marriage.
§
They will be like
the angels in heaven.
9)
What did the
Sadducees deny that Jesus confirmed in verse 30?
o
Jesus confirmed
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That the dead
rise.
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And that angels exist.
10)
What was Jesus’
understanding about God in verses 31 and 32 that led to the confirmation that Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob are living even though they had already died?
o
God said, ‘I am
§
The God of
Abraham.
§
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 33 what was the reaction of the
crowds to Jesus’ teaching?
o
They were
astonished at his teaching.
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Matthew 22:23-33
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