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The Banquet Invitation
This parable is not to be confused with the parable of the great supper (Luke 14:16-24). The period described here must be after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Father is still inviting the people of Israel to come, in spite of what …

Bombarded With Tricky Questions
The crowd was very deceptive. The day was still Tuesday. The scene was still the temple. The Lord’s enemies were smarting from the series of parables Jesus had given. They decided to try to trap Him through a series of “loaded” questions (v. 15). They hoped to trap Him …

Is There Marriage in Heaven?
A little later the same day a group of Sadducees came to ask Jesus a doctrinal question about the resurrection (v. 23). These Sadducees were the “religious liberals” of that day. They said there is no resurrection or angels, but they were firm adherents to the law of Mo …

The Greatest Commandment
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they asked Him an ethical question about the Law (vv. 34-35). He said, “Master which is the great commandment in the law" (v. 36)? This was not a new question for the scribes as they had been debating …