Bible Commentary

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 28 34. The Question of the Scribe 28. one of the scribes ] From Mat 22:34-35, it appears that he was a Pharisee, and a Master … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:28”

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. 27. He is not the God of the dead ] Our Lord thus taught them that the words implied far more than that God was the God, in Whom Abraham and the patriarchs trusted and worshipped. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:27”

And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 26. in the book of Moses ] They had brought forward the name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:26”

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. 25. when they shall rise ] Had they known the power of God they could not have imagined that it was limited by death, or that the life of “the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:25”

And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God? 24. because ye know not ] Our Lord traces their error to ignorance (i) of the Scriptures, and (ii) of the power of God. He deals with the latter phase of ignorance first. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:24”

In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. 23. In the resurrection therefore ] Their difficulty originated entirely in a carnal notion that the connections of this life must be continued in another. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:23”

And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also. And the seventh had her, and left no seed,…. All, the seven brethren married her, one after another, and neither of them had any children by her: and last of all the woman died also; after all the seven … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:22”

And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. The second took her,…. To wife, married her, as the next eldest brother, by the above law was obliged to: and so the Jewish l canon upon it runs thus; “the command is, , “for the eldest” to marry … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:21”

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 20. there were seven brethren ] It was probably a fictitious case, for the Jews were averse to the fulfilling of the enactment at all. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Now there were seven brethren,…. In … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:20”

Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him,] and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 19. Moses wrote ] The Law concerning the Levirate marriage is found in Deu 25:5. It was ordained for the preservation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:19”