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1578 | MattheW 22:23
Marriage at the Resurrection
22:23-33pp — ​Mk 12:18-27 ; Lk 20:27-40
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That same day the Sad du cees , who say there is no res ur rec tion , came to him with a ques tion .
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“ Teach er ,” they said , “ Mo ses told us that if a man dies with out hav ing chil dren , his broth er must mar ry the wid ow and raise up off spring for him .
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Now there were sev en broth ers among us . The first one mar ried and died , and since he had no chil dren , he left his wife to his broth er . 26 The same thing hap pened to the sec ond and third broth er , right on down to the sev enth . 27 Fi nal ly , the wom an died . 28 Now then , at the res ur rec tion , whose wife will she be of the sev en , since all of them were mar ried to her ?”
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Jesus re plied , “ You are in er ror be cause you do not know the Scrip tures or the pow er of God .
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At the res ur rec tion peo ple will nei ther mar ry nor be giv en in mar riage ; they will be like the angels in heav en . 31 But about the res ur rec tion of the dead — ​have you not read what God said to you ,
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‘ I am the God of Abra ham , the God of Isaac , and brilliantly avoids the Pharisees ’ trap ( compare note on v . 17 ). Since the coin bears Caesar ’ s image , it belongs to him . However , God should likewise be given his due — ​the faithful obedience of humanity , which bears his image ( Ge 1:27 ). See the infographic “ A Silver Denarius ” below ; see the infographic “ Coins of the Gospels ” on p . 1613 .
22:23 – 33 The Sadducees ask Jesus a question about the future resurrection of the dead ( a belief they did not support ).
22:23 Sadducees This Jewish group apparently based its doctrine on the Pentateuch alone ( see note on Mk 12:18 ). 22:24 Moses told The Sadducees appeal to Moses as the mediator of the law . Deuteronomy 25:5 – 10 provides the law on levirate marriage , which calls for a man to marry his deceased brother ’ s widow and produce an heir . 22:31 God said to you They appealed to Moses , but Jesus appeals to God himself , who spoke to Moses . 22:32 I am the God of Abraham Jesus quotes Ex 3:6
SILVER DENARIUS
The denarius was considered a fair day ' s pay for a common laborer in the first century . Jesus asked to see this coin when asked if it were lawful to pay taxes to Caesar ( Mt 22:17 — 21 ).
What one coin could buy : 15 lbs . of wheat ( in a basket ).
Translation of coin text : “ Tiberius Caesar , son of the divine [ Augustus ], [ himself now ] Augustus ”

A Silver Denarius

When the Pharisees asked Jesus if it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar , Jesus asked to see a coin for the tax . They gave him a denarius like this . The motto on this coin proclaims Tiberius to be the son of the divine Caesar who preceded him . Jesus , the true Son of God , would have recognized the irony of Tiberius ' claim ( Mt 22:17 – 22 ; Mk 12:14 – 17 ; Lk 20:21 – 26 ).
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