"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? - Mt 22:41-46
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