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Introduction
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We are still in the week leading up to Jesus’ death and ressurection
It’s probably Tuesday
We are still in the temple courts
Thats courts as in “courtyard” rather than trial court
Jesus has just
Had his authority challenged
Taught 3 parables that all spoke against the religious and and secular leaders of the day
Now those leaders, who have already been discussing how to kill Jesus without violating the law or causing uproar, are angered to a point of action.
Today we have three attempts by these leaders to trip up Jesus as a rabbi or teacher.
Each of these points to an overall theme for this text that we will explore at the end.
Each also gives Jesus the opportunity to teach truth.
Our path forward this morning will include evaluating Jesus’ teaching on each of these three issues and then a final discussion of how these three points work together in the context of Matthew’s gospel.
Exposition 1
“Then” - temporal and and likely logical as well
In other accounts of this story, it is clear that all of the leaders of Israel were working together in these challenges.
Apparently, the Pharisees choose to try first.
Explain how these “unlikely partners” came together.
The Herodians, who were other, more civil type leaders, when along with some pharisees to make this challenge.
The Herodians were Jews who were loyal to Herod and by extension, Rome.
They clearly came along to provide a “roman audience” to this encounter.
They begin their address with flattery, but also present their challenge in a way that it demands an answer.
They bring up a question that to us, seems secular or legal and not theological or religious.
However, all legal matters were theological to the first century Jew.
explain...
The question is supposed to be a “lose, lose” scenario.
The “or not” solicits a yes or no answer.
The thinking is, a yes answer alienates Jesus’ would be followers, turning people away from him as paying certain taxes was seen as “anti-Jewish.”
A “no” answer brings down the wrath of a Roman government.
“Rock and a hard place”
You need to try to understand this teaching from a first century Jewish person.
They wanted a political Messiah
They had no concept of “separation of church and state”
I. Kingdom citizens must relate to government in a way that acknowledges God’s sovereignty over its’ authority while not compromising their faith (15-22)
Exposition 2
“same day”
Sadducees now
Explain ressurection thinking
1 Century Jewish after life belief was surprisingly diverse
OT vs NT
This is another attempt to force Jesus to alienate a “party” of people
Read through 28…
The “rule” they are referring to is Levirate Marriage (Deut.
25:5-6)
The evidence suggests that this rule was not a common practice though was still allowable.
It could be refused
It is being used here as a hypothetical to try to make the idea of a ressurection seem impossible
They assumed that Jesus would support the “popular idea” of a ressurection.
Explain scenario…
II.
The future ressurection is to a world substantially different than our own in which our relations with one another take on a different form (23-32)
Exposition 3 (34-40)
III.
The law that kingdom citizens follow is rooted in the love of God (34-40)
Conclusion
IV.
Jesus in the all-wise teacher, follow Him
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