Matthew 22:33-34 33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. “And when the multitude heard this”... This wise and full answer of Christ to the posing question of the Sadducees, with which perhaps they had puzzled many, and never had met with their match before, were astonished at his doctrine... concerning the pure, perfect, and angelic state of the righteous in the world to come. How strongly and he proved the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection of the dead, which were both denied by the Sadducees, and who were so confounded with his answer, proof, and reasoning, that Luke says: after that they durst not ask him any question at all: and the Scribes were so pleased therewith, that certain of them applauded him, saying, master, thou hast well said. Jesus, at that time, had not risen from the grave, as an example of how we will, also, rise. This was very confusing to people who could not accept anything that they could not see with their physical eyes. The only thing that the Pharisees and the Sadducees could agree on was that they both were trying to discredit Jesus. But when the Pharisees had heard... Either with their own ears, (they being some of them present) or from the telling from others, from the Scribes, who expressed their approbation of Christs answer to the Sadducees... or the Pharisees, with the Herodians, in a body had left him, and were gone to their respective places of abode or to them that sent them, being baffled and confounded by him. But now hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, or stopped their mouths, they having nothing to reply, which itself was not disagreeable for they were as opposite as could be to them in the doctrine of the resurrection, and in other things, and were their sworn and avowed enemies. Yet it sadly greatly concerned them, that Christ should be too hard for, and get the victory over all sects among them. Wherefore, considering that should he go on with success in this manner, his credit with the people would increase yet more and more and therefore, though they had been so shamefully defeated in two late attempts, yet they were gathered together in great hurry upon this occasion.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 00:31:46 +0000
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