"THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW"
Chapter Twenty-Two
Jesus told a third parable directed toward the religious leaders: the
parable of the wedding feast (1-14). The leaders responded as various
factions tried to trip Jesus with questions. Pharisees and Herodians
asked Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar (15-22), Sadducees presented an
argument against the resurrection of the dead (23-33), and a lawyer
asked what was the greatest commandment of the Law (34-40). Jesus
answered easily, and then silenced them with a question of His own
regarding the Christ as David’s son (41-46).
POINTS TO PONDER
* Many are called, but few are chosen
* Paying taxes, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment
* How Christ is both David’s son and David’s Lord
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1) What are the main points of this chapter?
- The parable of the wedding feast - Mt 22:1-14
- Pharisees with Herodians: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar?
- Mt 22:15-22
- Sadducees: What about the resurrection of the dead? - Mt 22:23-33
- Lawyer: What is the great commandment in the Law? - Mt 22:34-40
- Jesus: How can Christ be both David’s son and David’s Lord? - Mt22:41-46
2) What two groups are depicted in the parable of the wedding feast?
(3,11)
- Those who refuse the invitation; those who accept, but improperly
adorned
3) How did Pharisees and Herodians try to entangle Jesus in His talk?
(15-17)
- By asking whether it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar
4) What did Jesus reply that prompted them to marvel? (21-22)
- "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to
God the things that are God’s."
5) How did Sadducees try to trip Jesus? (23-28)
- With a hypothetical situation intended to show the resurrection is
an impossibility
6) What two-fold answer did Jesus give the Sadducees? (29-32)
- Marital relations don’t exist after death; Exo 3:6 proves the dead
still exist
7) What were the two greatest commandments in the Law? (37-38)
- Love God with all your heart, soul, mind; love your neighbor as
yourself
8) How can Christ be both David’s son and David’s Lord? (45)
- His son by virtue of physical ancestry, his Lord by virtue of His
deity
Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2015
