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About-Him.Com Devotional 09-10-2005
Http://About-Him.Com/ My Thoughts on the Life of Christ, from His Baptism to His Ascension. 192: The Sadducee’s Question Mt. 22:23-33; Mk. 12:18-27; Lu. 20:27-40 Luke 20:27 ¶ Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, 28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. 32 Last of all the woman died also. 33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. On the same day that the authority of Jesus was challenged by the Pharisees and the question of the tribute money was raised by the Herodians, the Sadducees jumped into the fray with a question concerning the resurrection. It is said that, "politics makes strange bedfellows," and that is certainty the case here. Jesus had the favor of the people and all of the very diverse political and religious parties wanted him out of the way. The Sadducees question was in reference to levirate marriage as described in Deuteronomy 15:5-6. If a man died childless, his brother was commanded to take his wife and the first born son would carry the deceased brother’s name and be heir to his estate. This was practiced by other cultures also. At the time of the question, it had become optional among the Jews , although it still survives in some cultures today. Basically the question was: A man died without an heir and in succession, each of his six brothers took her as a wife. They all died without an heir. To whom would she belong in the resurrection? They had always stumped the Pharisees with this somewhat vulgar question and perhaps they could induce Jesus to say something to contradict Moses. If so, they could have Him tried as a heretic. Jesus avoided their trap and simply stated that they erred because they did not know the scripture. He cited the incident of God speaking to Moses at the burning bush and saying that He was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. These patriarchs were still alive, because God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. In heaven, there would be no marriage, but all would be as the angels. Conclusion and Application: The Sadducees supposedly held the writings of Moses in high esteem and yet did not believe in the resurrection, miracles, angels or spirits. Things haven’t changed, we still have people like that today. The Pharisees believed that the oral tradition had equal weigh with scripture. This is an error that is still alive in some circles. The Sadducees erred because they didn’t know the scripture. They held some of it dear and discounted the rest. Jesus endorsed Moses the Prophets and the Psalms (Luke 24:44). He also specifically endorsed the prophet Daniel, whom some would deny today (Matthew 24:15). II Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works Paul told us to avoid foolish questions that gender strife (I Timothy 4:7; II Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9). People are ready to argue and dispute about anything and everything. Men are ready to break fellowship over the least little difference. If they can't find one, they'll keep picking until they do. We know better, don't we? Our message is simple Jesus Christ Crucified, Risen, Ascended and Coming Again. We do have a hope of resurrection. Jesus stated that he was the resurrection and the life, though a man were dead, yet shall he live (John 11:25). Our mortal will put on immortality and our corruptible in corruption, and when the trumpet sounds we will be changed in a moment and a twinkling of an eye (I Corinthians 15:57). If we have passed on, we will come out of the graves, the ocean or wherever our molecules have been scattered. We don’t yet know what we shall be, but when He shall appear, we shall be like Him for we shall see Him as He is(I John 3:2). Glory! In About-Him
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