Matthew 22:23-46
In the second link below I tried to clarify Matthew’s verse 44 which reads The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies under Your feet”. (Caps for further clarification…) Substituting differently than below, another way to read this verse could be God the Father said to Jesus <i.e., David’s Lord, the Messiah>, “Sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies under Your feet”. How does that substitution work for the rest of you? Is it still faithful to the Scriptural meaning?
Now there were seven brothers among us. (v. 25) Matthew, different from Mark and Luke adds these last two words, “among us”. I doubt that the Sadducees knew of one real-life case of seven brothers having the one wife. It’s one thing to ask Jesus a question, to test Him. But it’s another to employ a falsehood to initiate the test. Jesus could easily have responded, “Really? Six dead brothers and then a seventh…?? Amazing!” (Yes, it’s a very small point, but it’s something that I noticed this morning.)
See also: September 15 / Matt. 22:23-33; September 18 / Matt. 22:34-46