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What was spoken of in the scriptures
In Matthew 22:23-33, Jesus engages directly with the Sadducees, a religious sect known for their denial of the resurrection of the dead. The Sadducees pose a challenging and complex hypothetical scenario involving a woman who was married in succession to seven brothers, each one dying without leaving any children behind. Their question is specifically designed to test and trap Jesus: in the resurrected life, whose wife will she be? In response, Jesus teaches that in the resurrection, earthly institutions such as marriage no longer hold the same significance; people will neither marry nor be given in marriage but will exist like the angels in heaven, transcending earthly social structures. He then strongly reinforces the concept of resurrection by pointing to the Scriptures, particularly highlighting Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush. God declares Himself to be the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, emphasizing a vital truth—that He is the God of the living and not of the dead. This passage powerfully affirms the reality of the resurrection and eternal life, showing that God’s covenant relationship with His people is eternal and extends beyond physical death. It underscores the profound truth that God is sovereign over all life, encompassing both our present earthly existence and the life that is to come.
(ai summarized)
“The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third, down to the seventh. After them all, the woman died. In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”
But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: ‘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.” And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.”