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God of the living?
Evan600:
There is a question that is going through my mind at this point in time, and any insight would be appreciated.
Mat 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
Mat 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
I realize that these men are dead.
Psa 89:48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
What does Christ mean here in Matthew 22?
thanks,
Jason
lilitalienboi16:
Hi Jason!!! :)
I think, again this is what i think in my terrible spiritual state that Christ is saying He is the God of the living [spiritualy] since most of mankind is dead in the spirit and alive in the flesh, Christ is saying He is the God of those who live and walk in the spirit.
Perhaps? I don't know, just a shot in the dark =]
Love,
Alex
Kat:
Hi Jason,
If you go back up to verse 23, you will see Jesus was addressing the Sadducees (they do notbelieve in the resurrection), who ask Him a question.
Mat 22:23 On that day the Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection.
Now in verse 31 and 32 Christ is explaining to them what God said in the scripture and what God said can not be wrong, and He says "God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." And He quoted Exo. 3, from the OT which was in the scriptures they believed.
Exo 3:6 "And He said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob... "
So since Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are dead, the only way God's statement to be true, is if He knew that they would be resurrected to life, as the scripture indicated.
Mat 22:31 But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
v. 32 "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Since it seems that many did not believe in the resurrection and did not have a good understanding of scripture this teaching astonished them.
Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
But Christ's use of the OT scripture could not be argued with.
Mat 22:33 "And when the crowd heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine.
v. 34 But hearing that He had silenced the Sadducees..."
I hope that helped.
mercy, peace, and love
Kat
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: Kat on April 20, 2007, 01:50:26 AM ---
Hi Jason,
If you go back up to verse 23, you will see Jesus was addressing the Sadducees (they do notbelieve in the resurrection), who ask Him a question.
Mat 22:23 On that day the Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection.
Now in verse 31 and 32 Christ is explaining to them what God said in the scripture and what God said can not be wrong, and He says "God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." And He quoted Exo. 3, from the OT which was in the scriptures they believed.
Exo 3:6 "And He said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob... "
So since Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are dead, the only way God's statement to be true, is if He knew that they would be resurrected to life, as the scripture indicated.
Mat 22:31 But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
v. 32 "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Since it seems that many did not believe in the resurrection and did not have a good understanding of scripture this teaching astonished them.
Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
But Christ's use of the OT scripture could not be argued with.
Mat 22:33 "And when the crowd heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine.
v. 34 But hearing that He had silenced the Sadducees..."
I hope that helped.
mercy, peace, and love
Kat
--- End quote ---
wow great explanation kat, thank you i learned something here =]
hehe well, i guess i was off, but i said i was useing my own head and i'm usualy wrong with my carnal head when it comes to matters of the spirit! :P
Love in Christ,
Alex
Redbird:
To add to Kat's great post. I also see Mathew 22: 31-32 as saying that the "spiritually living", those peculiar people, that the new covenant (Jesus) is established through, is through the 12 tribes of Israel, coming thru Jacob, who is the son of Isaac, which is the son of Abraham. Alex, I don't think you were way off! :)
Peace,
Lisa
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