The God of the Living

Matthew 22:15-33

Key verse 22:31-32

³¹But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, ³²'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.

Read verses 15-17.  Why do you think the Pharisees wanted to trap Jesus? How was the Pharisees' question a trap?

Read verses 18-22. Why was Jesus not deceived by their flattering words? How did Jesus disarm their trap? How did his answer touch their sin problem (see, for example, Matthew 21:33-39)?

Read verses 23-28.  Why did the Sadducees ask Jesus about the resurrection? What strategy did they use to prove that there is no resurrection?

Read verses 29-30. Why were the Sadducees in error? How will life be different in the resurrection?

Read verses 31-33. What do the Scriptures say about God? What do you think this truth means for your life?