Reasoning Through the Bible

What happens after death? Will there really be a bodily resurrection? And how can the Messiah be both David’s Son and David’s Lord?
In Matthew 22, the Sadducees take their turn trying to trap Jesus. Because they deny resurrection, they construct a hypothetical situation involving one woman and seven husbands. Jesus immediately exposes their mistake: they understand neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Glenn and Steve discuss what Jesus teaches about bodily resurrection, why people do not become angels, and why marriage does not continue in the resurrection in the same way it does now. Jesus then proves resurrection from the Torah itself—the very portion of Scripture the Sadducees claimed to accept.
Next, the Pharisees ask Jesus which commandment is greatest. His answer is clear: love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.
Finally, Jesus asks His opponents a question they cannot answer. If the Messiah is David’s son, why does David call Him Lord? The answer points directly to the identity of Jesus as both fully God and fully man.
Matthew 22:23–46 | The Book of Matthew — Session 46
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Why would anyone refuse an invitation to a feast prepared by a king?
Matthew 22 opens with Jesus telling the parable of the wedding feast directly to Israel’s religious leaders. The king prepares a celebration for his son and repeatedly sends servants to call the invited guests, but they refuse to come. Some simply ignore the invitation and continue with ordinary life, while others mistreat and kill the messengers.
Glenn and Steve examine what the parable teaches about God’s invitation, human unwillingness, judgment, and the wedding garment representing the righteousness we cannot provide for ourselves. The discussion also looks at Jesus’ statement, “Many are called, but few are chosen,” within the flow of the parable rather than using it to suggest that salvation is earned or that people are prevented from believing.
Then the Pharisees join forces with the Herodians in an attempt to trap Jesus with a politically dangerous question: “Is it lawful to give a poll tax to Caesar?” Jesus’ famous response—“render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s”—shows that believers have responsibilities toward civil government while ultimately belonging to God.
Matthew 22:1–22 | The Book of Matthew — Session 45
Questions explored during this session include:
Who is invited to God’s wonderful wedding feast?
Will God ever show anger? 
What happens when people try to trap Jesus in His speech?
Are we giving to the government and to God as we should?
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What did Jesus mean when He said the kingdom of God would be taken away and given to others who would produce its fruit?
Matthew 21:18–46 brings Jesus into direct confrontation with Israel’s religious leadership. He first curses a fruitless fig tree and uses the moment to teach about faith and prayer. Then the chief priests and elders challenge His authority, hoping to trap Him.
Jesus answers with two powerful parables. The first contrasts a son who initially refuses his father but later obeys with another who says the right words but never acts. The second tells of wicked tenants who reject the landowner’s servants and finally kill his son.
Glenn and Steve examine what these parables say about repentance, obedience, spiritual leadership, the rejection of Christ, the chief cornerstone, and Jesus’ statement that kingdom responsibility would be taken from those leaders and given to others who would bear fruit. They also discuss the continuing distinction between Israel and the church and emphasize that salvation has always been by faith in God’s promised Messiah.
Matthew 21:18–46 | The Book of Matthew — Session 44
Questions discussed in this session include:
The cursing of the fig tree
The Jewish leaders try to trap Jesus about His authority
The two sons, one who obeys and one who disobeys
The parable of the landowner who hired wicked servants
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Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey instead of a horse, and what caused Him to overturn the tables in the temple?
Matthew 21 continues the triumphal entry as Jesus fulfills prophecy and receives the praise of the crowds as the Son of David. Glenn and Steve examine why the donkey communicated peaceful kingship, why palm branches carried expectations of national victory, and why the crowd’s Messianic enthusiasm did not mean they fully understood the mission Jesus had come to accomplish.
Then Jesus enters the temple and finds worship entangled with commerce and greed. He drives out the sellers and money changers, declaring that His house should be a house of prayer rather than a den of robbers. Yet immediately afterward, the blind and lame come to Him and He heals them.
The contrast is striking: Jesus confronts religious exploitation while showing compassion toward those in need. Meanwhile, the religious leaders witness His works and hear children praising Him as the Son of David—and become even more indignant.
Matthew 21:1–17 | The Book of Matthew — Session 43
Questions discussed in this session include:
 What would we do if the Lord approached us asking for some of our resources? 
Should church leaders sell anything inside churches?
Do we ever view Jesus as being aggressive in throwing people out? 
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The triumphal entry is much bigger than a crowd waving branches while Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Matthew 21 brings together several major movements that stretch across the Bible. Jesus enters Jerusalem during Passover as the crowds identify Him as the Son of David and welcome Him as their King. At the same time, the Passover setting points toward Jesus as the Lamb of God who is about to give His life.
Glenn and Steve also trace another remarkable biblical pattern involving the glory of God, the temple, and the Mount of Olives. The glory of the Lord filled Solomon’s temple, later departed toward the Mount of Olives in Ezekiel, and now Jesus approaches Jerusalem from that same direction. After His resurrection, He will ascend from the Mount of Olives, and biblical prophecy points toward His future return there.
These connections remind us that the triumphal entry is not an isolated event. It stands within the unfolding plan of God and gives us confidence that the God who fulfilled His promises in the past will also fulfill what He has promised for the future.
Matthew 21:1–11 | The Book of Matthew — Session 42
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