The Greatest question
Who is the Son?
In Matthew 22:41-46, after a string of debates with religious leaders, Jesus turns the conversation and asks the Pharisees whose son the Messiah is. They reply, "David's." Jesus then cites Psalm 110:1—"The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand"—and asks how the Messiah can be David's son if David himself calls him "Lord." That pointed question exposes a deeper theological truth: the Messiah is greater than David, deserving of divine honor, and fulfills roles that go beyond being merely a human descendant. The exchange not only demonstrates Jesus’ authority to interpret Scripture but also unsettles common Messianic expectations, directing listeners toward the Messiah’s divine status and the profound mystery of his person and work.
(ai summarized)
“Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.”