A Little More Context

We are at a point where Jesus' earthly ministry is winding down.  Jesus has entered Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, to the shouts of the masses.  He has gone into the Temple and driven out the money changes and the merchants. Now Jesus is in a series of confrontations with the religious leaders of the day, the chief priests, the Pharisees and the Sadducees.  Each group is working to trap Jesus, to disgrace Him in front of the crowds, but Jesus is aware of their plans and turns their words against them.  First it is the chief priests and elders questioning Jesus' authority.  They failed.  The Pharisees then gave it a shot.  Just like the Sadducees, they failed.  The Sadducees then gave it one more try with the same results.  This leads us to the passage we will be looking at.  The Pharisees seeing that the Sadducees had again failed, take one more stab at trying to trip Jesus up.  As we work through Matthew 22:34-40 we will see how they did.

Posted by strscoa on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:43
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