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Rehoboam, in asking the old men and then the young men as to how he should rule Israel had forgotten to enquire of the only source that mattered He failed to ask his God! He was to sit on the throne of the Lord, but did not see any need to enquire of Him as to how he should govern the country. He was a political, not spiritual, animal.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
SUBTLE DECEPTION
The deception with which Jeroboam turned Israel away from the LORD was in many ways very subtle. The new worship he set up for Israel was like the worship of the LORD - but not quite the same. After all, Israel was now no longer part of Judah so it didn't seem right to have to go to Jerusalem (in Judah) to worship.
To make it "right" and easy, Jeroboam set up two new places for the people to come and worship. He made two new gods who he said, "Brought you up out of Egypt." They were made out to be like, but not the same as, the LORD. Jeroboam appointed all sorts of people as priests, just as there were Levites who were priests of the LORD, and probably packaged them as an improvement on only having Levites as priests. Similar, but not the same. And Jeroboam also instituted a festival "like the festival held in Judah." Everything was "like" it had been, but packaged to be "better."
Jeroboam's new ways were really a deception to make people accept the new system and to lead them away from the LORD. So let us not accept deceit, even if it does seem similar to the way we should worship our God. If it is God's way then we must stick to it and never allow even subtle distractions to take us from the right way.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
v. 21 Why was it that Benjamin was the only tribe that God left with Judah. There is an interesting history that may explain it. It was Judah that offerred himself in the place of Benjamin in the issue of the stolen cup,when they stook before Joseph. (Gen 44:33) Or was it the Benjamin and Judah shared the territory of Jeruselem in the division of the land(Judges 1:21). But this incident that I think migh explain it best is the oath made between David and Jonahthan in
Sa 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in safety, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD will be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.'" Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city.
Sa 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in safety, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD will be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.'" Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city.
Sa 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in safety, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD will be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.'" Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city.
Sa 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in safety, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD will be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.'" Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city.
1 Sam 20:42
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Alex
UNDER THE WRAPPING PAPER
Watch out for the wrapping paper. Wrapping paper can be very deceiving. A present wrapped in fancy and expensive paper looks like an expensive gift - but is it? If we saw a gift wrapped in pretty pink paper, printed with booties and dummies, we would expect it to be for a baby girl - but is that what is really inside?
When Jereboam tore most of the kingdom away from Rehoboam, he realised that worshiping in Jerusalem could turn the people back to Rehoboam. To counter this, Jereboam set up another system of worship. From outside appearances it looked similar. He had wrapped his new system of worship up in wrapping paper from the worship of the LORD. Jereboam gave the people places to go to worship just like they did in Jerusalem, there were priests like there were in the temple to officiate and tell people what to do, the calf idols may have even looked something like the cheribum, and there were festivals and feasts just like the ones they had known. But under the wrapping paper was idol worship. They were no longer worshiping the loving God of Israel they had come to know.
People do the same today. Humanist values come packaged as Christian values. Watch out for the wrapping paper. It may hide a world of deceit.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Robert
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1. And Rehoboam <7346> went <3212>(8799) to Shechem <7927>: for all Israel <3478> were come <935>(8804) to Shechem <7927> to make him king <4427>(8687).
2. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who was yet in Egypt <4714>, heard <8085>(8800) of it, (for he was fled <1272>(8804) from the presence <6440> of king <4428> Solomon <8010>, and Jeroboam <3379> dwelt <3427>(8799) in Egypt <4714>;)
3. That they sent <7971>(8799) and called <7121>(8799) him. And Jeroboam <3379> and all the congregation <6951> of Israel <3478> came <935>(8799), and spake <1696>(8762) unto Rehoboam <7346>, saying <559>(8800),
4. Thy father <1> made <7185> <0> our yoke <5923> grievous <7185>(8689): now therefore make thou the grievous <7186> service <5656> of thy father <1>, and his heavy <3515> yoke <5923> which he put <5414>(8804) upon us, lighter <7043>(8685), and we will serve <5647>(8799) thee.
5. And he said <559>(8799) unto them, Depart <3212>(8798) yet for three <7969> days <3117>, then come again <7725>(8798) to me. And the people <5971> departed <3212>(8799).
6. And king <4428> Rehoboam <7346> consulted <3289>(8735) with the old men <2205>, that stood <5975>(8802) before <6440> Solomon <8010> his father <1> while he yet lived <2416>, and said <559>(8800), How do ye advise <3289>(8737) that I may <7725>(8687) answer <1697> this people <5971>?
7. And they spake <1696>(8762) unto him, saying <559>(8800), If thou wilt be a servant <5650> unto this people <5971> this day <3117>, and wilt serve <5647>(8804) them, and answer <6030>(8804) them, and speak <1696>(8765) good <2896> words <1697> to them, then they will be thy servants <5650> for ever <3117>.
8. But he forsook <5800>(8799) the counsel <6098> of the old men <2205>, which they had given <3289>(8804) him, and consulted <3289>(8735) with the young men <3206> that were grown up <1431>(8804) with him, and which stood <5975>(8802) before <6440> him:
9. And he said <559>(8799) unto them, What counsel give <3289>(8737) ye that we may <7725>(8686) answer <1697> this people <5971>, who have spoken <1696>(8765) to me, saying <559>(8800), Make <7043> <0> the yoke <5923> which thy father <1> did put <5414>(8804) upon us lighter <7043>(8685)?
10. And the young men <3206> that were grown up <1431>(8804) with him spake <1696>(8762) unto him, saying <559>(8800), Thus shalt thou speak <559>(8799) unto this people <5971> that spake <1696>(8765) unto thee, saying <559>(8800), Thy father <1> made <3513> <0> our yoke <5923> heavy <3513>(8689), but make thou it lighter <7043>(8685) unto us; thus shalt thou say <1696>(8762) unto them, My little <6995> finger shall be thicker <5666>(8804) than my father's <1> loins <4975>.
11. And now whereas my father <1> did lade <6006>(8689) you with a heavy <3515> yoke <5923>, I will add <3254>(8686) to your yoke <5923>: my father <1> hath chastised <3256>(8765) you with whips <7752>, but I will chastise <3256>(8762) you with scorpions <6137>.
12. So Jeroboam <3379> and all the people <5971> came <935>(8799) to Rehoboam <7346> the third <7992> day <3117>, as the king <4428> had appointed <1696>(8765), saying <559>(8800), Come to me again <7725>(8798) the third <7992> day <3117>.
13. And the king <4428> answered <6030>(8799) the people <5971> roughly <7186>, and forsook <5800>(8799) the old men's <2205> counsel <6098> that they gave <3289>(8804) him;
14. And spake <1696>(8762) to them after the counsel <6098> of the young men <3206>, saying <559>(8800), My father <1> made <3513> <0> your yoke <5923> heavy <3513>(8689), and I will add <3254>(8686) to your yoke <5923>: my father <1> also chastised <3256>(8765) you with whips <7752>, but I will chastise <3256>(8762) you with scorpions <6137>.
15. Wherefore the king <4428> hearkened <8085>(8804) not unto the people <5971>; for the cause <5438> was from the LORD <3068>, that he might perform <6965>(8687) his saying <1697>, which the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8765) by <3027> Ahijah <281> the Shilonite <7888> unto Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>.
16. So <7725>(8686) when all Israel <3478> saw <7200>(8799) that the king <4428> hearkened <8085>(8804) not unto them, the people <5971> answered <1697> the king <4428>, saying <559>(8800), What portion <2506> have we in David <1732>? neither have we inheritance <5159> in the son <1121> of Jesse <3448>: to your tents <168>, O Israel <3478>: now see <7200>(8798) to thine own house <1004>, David <1732>. So Israel <3478> departed <3212>(8799) unto their tents <168>.
17. But as for the children <1121> of Israel <3478> which dwelt <3427>(8802) in the cities <5892> of Judah <3063>, Rehoboam <7346> reigned <4427>(8799) over them.
18. Then king <4428> Rehoboam <7346> sent <7971>(8799) Adoram <151>, who was over the tribute <4522>; and all Israel <3478> stoned <7275>(8799) him with stones <68>, that he died <4191>(8799). Therefore king <4428> Rehoboam <7346> made speed <553>(8694) to get him up <5927>(8800) to his chariot <4818>, to flee <5127>(8800) to Jerusalem <3389>.
19. So Israel <3478> rebelled <6586>(8799) against the house <1004> of David <1732> unto this day <3117>.
20. And it came to pass, when all Israel <3478> heard <8085>(8800) that Jeroboam <3379> was come again <7725>(8804), that they sent <7971>(8799) and called <7121>(8799) him unto the congregation <5712>, and made him king <4427>(8686) over all Israel <3478>: there was none that followed <310> the house <1004> of David <1732>, but <2108> the tribe <7626> of Judah <3063> only.
21. And when Rehoboam <7346> was come <935>(8799) to Jerusalem <3389>, he assembled <6950>(8686) all the house <1004> of Judah <3063>, with the tribe <7626> of Benjamin <1144>, an hundred <3967> and fourscore <8084> thousand <505> chosen men <977>(8803), which were warriors <6213>(8802) <4421>, to fight <3898>(8736) against the house <1004> of Israel <3478>, to bring <7725> <0> the kingdom <4410> again <7725>(8687) to Rehoboam <7346> the son <1121> of Solomon <8010>.
22. But the word <1697> of God <430> came unto Shemaiah <8098> the man <376> of God <430>, saying <559>(8800),
23. Speak <559>(8798) unto Rehoboam <7346>, the son <1121> of Solomon <8010>, king <4428> of Judah <3063>, and unto all the house <1004> of Judah <3063> and Benjamin <1144>, and to the remnant <3499> of the people <5971>, saying <559>(8800),
24. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Ye shall not go up <5927>(8799), nor fight <3898>(8735) against your brethren <251> the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: return <7725>(8798) every man <376> to his house <1004>; for this thing <1697> is <1961>(8738) from me. They hearkened <8085>(8799) therefore to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, and returned <7725>(8799) to depart <3212>(8800), according to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>.
25. Then Jeroboam <3379> built <1129>(8799) Shechem <7927> in mount <2022> Ephraim <669>, and dwelt <3427>(8799) therein; and went out <3318>(8799) from thence, and built <1129>(8799) Penuel <6439>.
26. And Jeroboam <3379> said <559>(8799) in his heart <3820>, Now shall the kingdom <4467> return <7725>(8799) to the house <1004> of David <1732>:
27. If this people <5971> go up <5927>(8799) to do <6213>(8800) sacrifice <2077> in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> at Jerusalem <3389>, then shall the heart <3820> of this people <5971> turn again <7725>(8804) unto their lord <113>, even unto Rehoboam <7346> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, and they shall kill <2026>(8804) me, and go again <7725>(8804) to Rehoboam <7346> king <4428> of Judah <3063>.
28. Whereupon the king <4428> took counsel <3289>(8735), and made <6213>(8799) two <8147> calves <5695> of gold <2091>, and said <559>(8799) unto them, It is too much <7227> for you to go up <5927>(8800) to Jerusalem <3389>: behold thy gods <430>, O Israel <3478>, which brought thee up <5927>(8689) out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>.
29. And he set <7760>(8799) the one <259> in Bethel <1008>, and the other <259> put <5414>(8804) he in Dan <1835>.
30. And this thing <1697> became a sin <2403>: for the people <5971> went <3212>(8799) to worship before <6440> the one <259>, even unto Dan <1835>.
31. And he made <6213>(8799) an house <1004> of high places <1116>, and made <6213>(8799) priests <3548> of the lowest <7098> of the people <5971>, which were not of the sons <1121> of Levi <3878>.
32. And Jeroboam <3379> ordained <6213>(8799) a feast <2282> in the eighth <8066> month <2320>, on the fifteenth <2568> <6240> day <3117> of the month <2320>, like unto the feast <2282> that is in Judah <3063>, and he offered <5927>(8686) upon the altar <4196>. So did <6213>(8804) he in Bethel <1008>, sacrificing <2076>(8763) unto the calves <5695> that he had made <6213>(8804): and he placed <5975>(8689) in Bethel <1008> the priests <3548> of the high places <1116> which he had made <6213>(8804).
33. So he offered <5927>(8686) upon the altar <4196> which he had made <6213>(8804) in Bethel <1008> the fifteenth <2568> <6240> day <3117> of the eighth <8066> month <2320>, even in the month <2320> which he had devised <908>(8804) of his own heart <3820>; and ordained <6213>(8799) a feast <2282> unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: and he offered <5927>(8686) upon the altar <4196>, and burnt incense <6999>(8687).
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One dungeon was replaced by a worse one. Jeremiah’s new prison was so deep that they even had to use ropes to let him down by, and he sunk in the mud. What a dreadful experience! But again God saved his life, and Ebed-melech from Ethiopia brought him up by order of the king. What a lot this prophet had to endure! And still he told the king honestly what God had said. Is the lesson that if Jeremiah could speak God’s words, surely I can (in my most wonderfully easy situation)?
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to David
A genuine hero
Do you think it was easy for Ebed Melech to speak to the King on Jeremiah's behalf? In Jer 39:15-17 we learn that he was very much afraid of the ones who had put Jeremiah in prison, and feared for his life. Ebed Melech is a hero. God recognised his faith and good works, and provided him the protection and reassurance he needed.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Rob
v17-18 It is interesting that even though we can look back and condemn Zedikiah for what he fails to do, yet God must have saw some redeeming quality in this son of Josiah, for the mercy he showed to Jeremiah in comparison to the princes. He offers Zedikiah a way to save Jerusalem that he did not offer Josiah 1 Chr. 34:23-27. He also offers to Zedikiah mercy that he tells Ezekiah he would not offer to the most richeous of individuals, Ezek 14:14-23. Despite the fact God knew that Zedikiah could not overcome his weakness he gives him the offer of mercy anyway. Consider this in regards to ourselves, God has given each of us the offer of salvation, he has set it before us, do we have the character to act on it or do we like Zedikiah let our fears rule in us and turn away from God's mercy.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2016 Reply to Alex
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1. Then Shephatiah <8203> the son <1121> of Mattan <4977>, and Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Pashur <6583>, and Jucal <3116> the son <1121> of Shelemiah <8018>, and Pashur <6583> the son <1121> of Malchiah <4441>, heard <8085>(8799) the words <1697> that Jeremiah <3414> had spoken <1696>(8764) unto all the people <5971>, saying <559>(8800),
2. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, He that remaineth <3427>(8802) in this city <5892> shall die <4191>(8799) by the sword <2719>, by the famine <7458>, and by the pestilence <1698>: but he that goeth forth <3318>(8802) to the Chaldeans <3778> shall live <2421>(8804); for he shall have his life <5315> for a prey <7998>, and shall live <2421>(8799)(8675) <2425>(8804).
3. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, This city <5892> shall surely <5414>(8736) be given <5414>(8735) into the hand <3027> of the king <4428> of Babylon's <894> army <2428>, which shall take <3920>(8804) it.
4. Therefore the princes <8269> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428>, We beseech thee, let this man <376> be put to death <4191>(8714): for thus <3651> he weakeneth <7503>(8764) the hands <3027> of the men <582> of war <4421> that remain <7604>(8737) in this city <5892>, and the hands <3027> of all the people <5971>, in speaking <1696>(8763) such words <1697> unto them: for this man <376> seeketh <1875>(8802) not the welfare <7965> of this people <5971>, but the hurt <7451>.
5. Then Zedekiah <6667> the king <4428> said <559>(8799), Behold, he is in your hand <3027>: for the king <4428> is not he that can <3201>(8799) do any thing <1697> against you.
6. Then took <3947>(8799) they Jeremiah <3414>, and cast <7993>(8686) him into the dungeon <953> of Malchiah <4441> the son <1121> of Hammelech <4428>, that was in the court <2691> of the prison <4307>: and they let down <7971>(8762) Jeremiah <3414> with cords <2256>. And in the dungeon <953> there was no water <4325>, but mire <2916>: so Jeremiah <3414> sunk <2883>(8799) in the mire <2916>.
7. Now when Ebedmelech <5663> the Ethiopian <3569>, one <376> of the eunuchs <5631> which was in the king's <4428> house <1004>, heard <8085>(8799) that they had put <5414>(8804) Jeremiah <3414> in the dungeon <953>; the king <4428> then sitting <3427>(8802) in the gate <8179> of Benjamin <1144>;
8. Ebedmelech <5663> went forth <3318>(8799) out of the king's <4428> house <1004>, and spake <1696>(8762) to the king <4428>, saying <559>(8800),
9. My lord <113> the king <4428>, these men <582> have done evil <7489>(8689) in all that they have done <6213>(8804) to Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030>, whom they have cast <7993>(8689) into the dungeon <953>; and he is like to die <4191>(8799) for <6440> hunger <7458> in the place <8478> where he is: for there is no more bread <3899> in the city <5892>.
10. Then the king <4428> commanded <6680>(8762) Ebedmelech <5663> the Ethiopian <3569>, saying <559>(8800), Take <3947>(8798) from hence thirty <7970> men <582> with thee <3027>, and take up <5927>(8689) Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030> out of the dungeon <953>, before he die <4191>(8799).
11. So Ebedmelech <5663> took <3947>(8799) the men <582> with him <3027>, and went <935>(8799) into the house <1004> of the king <4428> under the treasury <214>, and took <3947>(8799) thence old <1094> cast clouts <5499> and old <1094> rotten rags <4418>, and let them down <7971>(8762) by cords <2256> into the dungeon <953> to Jeremiah <3414>.
12. And Ebedmelech <5663> the Ethiopian <3569> said <559>(8799) unto Jeremiah <3414>, Put <7760>(8798) now these old <1094> cast clouts <5499> and rotten rags <4418> under thine armholes <679> <3027> under the cords <2256>. And Jeremiah <3414> did <6213>(8799) so.
13. So they drew up <4900>(8799) Jeremiah <3414> with cords <2256>, and took him up <5927>(8686) out of the dungeon <953>: and Jeremiah <3414> remained <3427>(8799) in the court <2691> of the prison <4307>.
14. Then Zedekiah <6667> the king <4428> sent <7971>(8799), and took <3947>(8799) Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030> unto him into the third <7992> entry <3996> that is in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>: and the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto Jeremiah <3414>, I will ask <7592>(8802) thee a thing <1697>; hide <3582>(8762) nothing from me.
15. Then Jeremiah <3414> said <559>(8799) unto Zedekiah <6667>, If I declare <5046>(8686) it unto thee, wilt thou not surely <4191>(8687) put me to death <4191>(8686)? and if I give thee counsel <3289>(8799), wilt thou not hearken <8085>(8799) unto me?
16. So Zedekiah <6667> the king <4428> sware <7650>(8735) secretly <5643> unto Jeremiah <3414>, saying <559>(8800), As the LORD <3068> liveth <2416>, that made <6213>(8804) us this soul <5315>, I will not put thee to death <4191>(8686), neither will I give <5414>(8799) thee into the hand <3027> of these men <582> that seek <1245>(8764) thy life <5315>.
17. Then said <559>(8799) Jeremiah <3414> unto Zedekiah <6667>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, the God <430> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>; If thou wilt assuredly <3318>(8800) go forth <3318>(8799) unto the king <4428> of Babylon's <894> princes <8269>, then thy soul <5315> shall live <2421>(8804), and this city <5892> shall not be burned <8313>(8735) with fire <784>; and thou shalt live <2421>(8804), and thine house <1004>:
18. But if thou wilt not go forth <3318>(8799) to the king <4428> of Babylon's <894> princes <8269>, then shall this city <5892> be given <5414>(8738) into the hand <3027> of the Chaldeans <3778>, and they shall burn <8313>(8804) it with fire <784>, and thou shalt not escape out <4422>(8735) of their hand <3027>.
19. And Zedekiah <6667> the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto Jeremiah <3414>, I am afraid <1672>(8802) of the Jews <3064> that are fallen <5307>(8804) to the Chaldeans <3778>, lest they deliver <5414>(8799) me into their hand <3027>, and they mock <5953>(8694) me.
20. But Jeremiah <3414> said <559>(8799), They shall not deliver <5414>(8799) thee. Obey <8085>(8798), I beseech thee, the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068>, which I speak <1696>(8802) unto thee: so it shall be well <3190>(8799) unto thee, and thy soul <5315> shall live <2421>(8799).
21. But if thou refuse <3986> to go forth <3318>(8800), this is the word <1697> that the LORD <3068> hath shewed <7200>(8689) me:
22. And, behold, all the women <802> that are left <7604>(8738) in the king <4428> of Judah's <3063> house <1004> shall be brought forth <3318>(8716) to the king <4428> of Babylon's <894> princes <8269>, and those women shall say <559>(8802), Thy friends <582> <7965> have set thee on <5496>(8689), and have prevailed <3201>(8804) against thee: thy feet <7272> are sunk <2883>(8717) in the mire <1206>, and they are turned away <5472>(8738) back <268>.
23. So they shall bring out <3318>(8688) all thy wives <802> and thy children <1121> to the Chaldeans <3778>: and thou shalt not escape out <4422>(8735) of their hand <3027>, but shalt be taken <8610>(8735) by the hand <3027> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894>: and thou shalt cause this city <5892> to be burned <8313>(8799) with fire <784>.
24. Then said <559>(8799) Zedekiah <6667> unto Jeremiah <3414>, Let no man <376> know <3045>(8799) of these words <1697>, and thou shalt not die <4191>(8799).
25. But if the princes <8269> hear <8085>(8799) that I have talked <1696>(8765) with thee, and they come <935>(8804) unto thee, and say <559>(8804) unto thee, Declare <5046>(8685) unto us now what thou hast said <1696>(8765) unto the king <4428>, hide <3582>(8762) it not from us, and we will not put thee to death <4191>(8686); also what the king <4428> said <1696>(8765) unto thee:
26. Then thou shalt say <559>(8804) unto them, I presented <5307>(8688) my supplication <8467> before <6440> the king <4428>, that he would not cause me to return <7725>(8687) to Jonathan's <3083> house <1004>, to die <4191>(8800) there.
27. Then came <935>(8799) all the princes <8269> unto Jeremiah <3414>, and asked <7592>(8799) him: and he told <5046>(8686) them according to all these words <1697> that the king <4428> had commanded <6680>(8765). So they left off speaking <2790>(8686) with him; for the matter <1697> was not perceived <8085>(8738).
28. So Jeremiah <3414> abode <3427>(8799) in the court <2691> of the prison <4307> until the day <3117> that Jerusalem <3389> was taken <3920>(8738): and he was there when Jerusalem <3389> was taken <3920>(8738).
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RESURRECTION
Aha, they thought. If Jesus believes in the resurrection we will ask him our trickiest question about it to show how ridiculous his belief really is. So the Sadducees asked their question about the seven brothers who all had the same one wife, concluding with, "At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"
That will get him, they thought. But Jesus not only answered their question, he also solved their problem: The dead will rise and be resurrected. He said, "Now about the dead rising - have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
It was the hope of the resurrection that gave Abraham the faith to offer Isaac. If there was no resurrection, what hope would he have? Life would be lived in vain. But now Jesus has been raised from the dead as a guarantee of our resurrection, as the first to rise from the dead. It is so certain to God that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are all spoken of as living - even though they are dead.
Resurrection is something we can be certain of. Let's make it the basis for our hope in God.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Robert
12:28-34. A Jewish scribe commended Jesus for Jesus’ declaration of monotheism based on Deuteronomy 6:4. Jesus responded by commending the scribe’s Jewish monotheism declaring that the scribe “answered wisely” and that “he was not far from the Kingdom of God”. Yet the scribe’s Jewish monotheism (God is one person) was not trinitarian monotheism (God is three persons). Jesus not only knew this, but did not correct the scribe. If the trinity is correct and vital to salvation, the scribe was astray from a correct understanding of God and would be a long way from the Kingdom
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. And <2532> he began <756>(5662) to speak <3004>(5721) unto them <846> by <1722> parables <3850>. A certain man <444> planted <5452>(5656) a vineyard <290>, and <2532> set <4060>(5656) an hedge about <5418> it, and <2532> digged <3736>(5656) a place for the winefat <5276>, and <2532> built <3618>(5656) a tower <4444>, and <2532> let <1554> <0> it <846> out <1554>(5639) to husbandmen <1092>, and <2532> went into a far country <589>(5656).
2. And <2532> at the season <2540> he sent <649>(5656) to <4314> the husbandmen <1092> a servant <1401>, that <2443> he might receive <2983>(5632) from <3844> the husbandmen <1092> of <575> the fruit <2590> of the vineyard <290>.
3. And <1161> they caught <2983>(5631) him, and beat <1194>(5656) him <846>, and <2532> sent him away <649>(5656) empty <2756>.
4. And <2532> again <3825> he sent <649>(5656) unto <4314> them <846> another <243> servant <1401>; and at him <2548> they cast stones <3036>(5660), and wounded him in the head <2775>(5656), and <2532> sent him away <649>(5656) shamefully handled <821>(5772).
5. And <2532> again <3825> he sent <649>(5656) another <243>; and him <2548> they killed <615>(5656), and <2532> many <4183> others <243>; <3303> beating some <1194>(5723), and <1161> killing some <615>(5723).
6. Having <2192>(5723) yet <2089> therefore <3767> one <1520> son <5207>, his <848> wellbeloved <27>, he sent <649>(5656) him <846> also <2532> last <2078> unto <4314> them <846>, saying <3004>(5723), <3754> They will reverence <1788>(5691) my <3450> son <5207>.
7. But <1161> those <1565> husbandmen <1092> said <2036>(5627) among <4314> themselves <1438>, This <3754> <3778> is <2076>(5748) the heir <2818>; come <1205>(5773), let us kill <615>(5725) him <846>, and <2532> the inheritance <2817> shall be <2071>(5704) ours <2257>.
8. And <2532> they took <2983>(5631) him <846>, and killed <615>(5656) him, and <2532> cast <1544>(5627) him out of <1854> the vineyard <290>.
9. What <5101> shall <4160> <0> therefore <3767> the lord <2962> of the vineyard <290> do <4160>(5692)? he will come <2064>(5695) and <2532> destroy <622>(5692) the husbandmen <1092>, and <2532> will give <1325>(5692) the vineyard <290> unto others <243>.
10. And have ye <314> <0> not <3761> read <314>(5627) this <5026> scripture <1124>; The stone <3037> which <3739> the builders <3618>(5723) rejected <593>(5656) is <3778> <1096>(5675) become <1519> the head <2776> of the corner <1137>:
11. This <3778> was <1096> <0> the Lord's <2962> doing <1096>(5633) <3844>, and <2532> it is <2076>(5748) marvellous <2298> in <1722> our <2257> eyes <3788>?
12. And <2532> they sought <2212>(5707) to lay hold <2902>(5658) on him <846>, but <2532> feared <5399>(5675) the people <3793>: for <1063> they knew <1097>(5627) that <3754> he had spoken <2036>(5627) the parable <3850> against <4314> them <846>: and <2532> they left <863>(5631) him <846>, and went their way <565>(5627).
13. And <2532> they send <649>(5719) unto <4314> him <846> certain <5100> of the Pharisees <5330> and <2532> of the Herodians <2265>, to <2443> catch <64>(5661) him <846> in his words <3056>.
14. And <1161> when they were come <2064>(5631), they say <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Master <1320>, we know <1492>(5758) that <3754> thou art <1488>(5748) true <227>, and <2532> <4671> carest <3756> <3199>(5719) for <4012> no man <3762>: for <1063> thou regardest <991>(5719) not <3756> the person <1519> <4383> of men <444>, but <235> teachest <1321>(5719) the way <3598> of God <2316> in <1909> truth <225>: Is it lawful <1832>(5748) to give <1325>(5629) tribute <2778> to Caesar <2541>, or <2228> not <3756>?
15. Shall we give <1325>(5632), or <2228> shall we not <3361> give <1325>(5632)? But <1161> he, knowing <1492>(5761) their <846> hypocrisy <5272>, said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Why <5101> tempt ye <3985>(5719) me <3165>? bring <5342>(5720) me <3427> a penny <1220>, that <2443> I may see <1492>(5632) it.
16. And <1161> they brought <5342>(5656) it. And <2532> he saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Whose <5101> is this <3778> image <1504> and <2532> superscription <1923>? And <1161> they said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Caesar's <2541>.
17. And <2532> Jesus <2424> answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Render <591>(5628) to Caesar <2541> the things that are <3588> Caesar's <2541>, and <2532> to God <2316> the things that are <3588> God's <2316>. And <2532> they marvelled <2296>(5656) at <1909> him <846>.
18. Then <2532> come <2064>(5736) unto <4314> him <846> the Sadducees <4523>, which <3748> say <3004>(5719) there is <1511>(5750) no <3361> resurrection <386>; and <2532> they asked <1905>(5656) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723),
19. Master <1320>, Moses <3475> wrote <1125>(5656) unto us <2254>, If <3754> <1437> a man's <5100> brother <80> die <599>(5632), and <2532> leave <2641>(5632) his wife <1135> behind him, and <2532> leave <863>(5632) no <3361> children <5043>, that <2443> his <846> brother <80> should take <2983>(5632) his <846> wife <1135>, and <2532> raise up <1817>(5661) seed <4690> unto his <848> brother <80>.
20. Now there were <2258>(5713) seven <2033> brethren <80>: and <2532> the first <4413> took <2983>(5627) a wife <1135>, and <2532> dying <599>(5723) left <863>(5656) no <3756> seed <4690>.
21. And <2532> the second <1208> took <2983>(5627) her <846>, and <2532> died <599>(5627), <2532> neither <3761> left <863>(5656) he <846> any seed <4690>: and <2532> the third <5154> likewise <5615>.
22. And <2532> the seven <2033> had <2983>(5627) her <846>, and <2532> left <863>(5656) no <3756> seed <4690>: last <2078> of all <3956> the woman <1135> died <599>(5627) also <2532>.
23. In <1722> the resurrection <386> therefore <3767>, when <3752> they shall rise <450>(5632), whose <5101> wife <1135> shall she be <2071>(5704) of them <846>? for <1063> the seven <2033> had <2192>(5627) her <846> to wife <1135>.
24. And <2532> Jesus <2424> answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Do ye <4105> <0> not <3756> therefore <1223> <5124> err <4105>(5743), because ye know <1492>(5761) not <3361> the scriptures <1124>, neither <3366> the power <1411> of God <2316>?
25. For <1063> when <3752> they shall rise <450>(5632) from <1537> the dead <3498>, they neither <3777> marry <1060>(5719), nor <3777> are given in marriage <1061>(5743); but <235> are <1526>(5748) as <5613> the angels <32> which <3588> are in <1722> heaven <3772>.
26. And <1161> as touching <4012> the dead <3498>, that <3754> they rise <1453>(5743): have ye <314> <0> not <3756> read <314>(5627) in <1722> the book <976> of Moses <3475>, how <5613> in <1909> the bush <942> God <2316> spake <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), I <1473> am the God <2316> of Abraham <11>, and <2532> the God <2316> of Isaac <2464>, and <2532> the God <2316> of Jacob <2384>?
27. He is <2076>(5748) not <3756> the God <2316> of the dead <3498>, but <235> the God <2316> of the living <2198>(5723): ye <5210> therefore <3767> do <4105> <0> greatly <4183> err <4105>(5743).
28. And <2532> one <1520> of the scribes <1122> came <4334>(5631), and having heard <191>(5660) them <846> reasoning together <4802>(5723), and perceiving <1492>(5761) that <3754> he had answered <611>(5662) them <846> well <2573>, asked <1905>(5656) him <846>, Which <4169> is <2076>(5748) the first <4413> commandment <1785> of all <3956>?
29. And <1161> Jesus <2424> answered <611>(5662) him <846>, The <3754> first <4413> of all <3956> the commandments <1785> is, Hear <191>(5720), O Israel <2474>; The Lord <2962> our <2257> God <2316> is <2076>(5748) one <1520> Lord <2962>:
30. And <2532> thou shalt love <25>(5692) the Lord <2962> thy <4675> God <2316> with <1537> all <3650> thy <4675> heart <2588>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> thy <4675> soul <5590>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> thy <4675> mind <1271>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> thy <4675> strength <2479>: this <3778> is the first <4413> commandment <1785>.
31. And <2532> the second <1208> is like <3664>, namely this <3778>, Thou shalt love <25>(5692) thy <4675> neighbour <4139> as <5613> thyself <4572>. There is <2076>(5748) none <3756> other <243> commandment <1785> greater <3187> than these <5130>.
32. And <2532> the scribe <1122> said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Well <2573>, Master <1320>, thou hast said <2036>(5627) the <1909> truth <225>: for <3754> there is <2076>(5748) one <1520> God <2316>; and <2532> there is <2076>(5748) none <3756> other <243> but <4133> he <846>:
33. And <2532> to love <25>(5721) him <846> with <1537> all <3650> the heart <2588>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> the understanding <4907>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> the soul <5590>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> the strength <2479>, and <2532> to love <25>(5721) his neighbour <4139> as <5613> himself <1438>, is <2076>(5748) more <4119> than all <3956> whole burnt offerings <3646> and <2532> sacrifices <2378>.
34. And <2532> when Jesus <2424> saw <1492>(5631) that <3754> he answered <611>(5662) discreetly <3562>, he said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Thou art <1488>(5748) not <3756> far <3112> from <575> the kingdom <932> of God <2316>. And <2532> no man <3762> after that <3765> durst <5111>(5707) ask <1905>(5658) him <846> any question.
35. And <2532> Jesus <2424> answered <611>(5679) and said <3004>(5707), while he taught <1321>(5723) in <1722> the temple <2411>, How <4459> say <3004>(5719) the scribes <1122> that <3754> Christ <5547> is <2076>(5748) the Son <5207> of David <1138>?
36. For <1063> David <1138> himself <846> said <2036>(5627) by <1722> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, The LORD <2962> said <2036>(5627) to my <3450> Lord <2962>, Sit thou <2521>(5737) on <1537> my <3450> right hand <1188>, till <2193> <302> I make <5087>(5632) thine <4675> enemies <2190> thy <4675> footstool <5286> <4228>.
37. David <1138> therefore <3767> himself <846> calleth <3004>(5719) him <846> Lord <2962>; and <2532> whence <4159> is he <2076>(5748) then his <846> son <5207>? And <2532> the common <4183> people <3793> heard <191>(5707) him <846> gladly <2234>.
38. And <2532> he said <3004>(5707) unto them <846> in <1722> his <848> doctrine <1322>, Beware <991>(5720) of <575> the scribes <1122>, which <3588> love <2309>(5723) to go <4043>(5721) in <1722> long clothing <4749>, and <2532> love salutations <783> in <1722> the marketplaces <58>,
39. And <2532> the chief seats <4410> in <1722> the synagogues <4864>, and <2532> the uppermost rooms <4411> at <1722> feasts <1173>:
40. Which <3739> devour <2719>(5723) widows <5503>' houses <3614>, and <2532> for a pretence <4392> make <4336> <0> long <3117> prayers <4336>(5740): these <3778> shall receive <2983>(5695) greater <4055> damnation <2917>.
41. And <2532> Jesus <2424> sat <2523>(5660) over against <2713> the treasury <1049>, and beheld <2334>(5707) how <4459> the people <3793> cast <906>(5719) money <5475> into <1519> the treasury <1049>: and <2532> many <4183> that were rich <4145> cast in <906>(5707) much <4183>.
42. And <2532> there came <2064>(5631) a certain <3391> poor <4434> widow <5503>, and she threw in <906>(5627) two <1417> mites <3016>, which <3603> make <2076>(5748) a farthing <2835>.
43. And <2532> he called <4341>(5666) unto him his <848> disciples <3101>, and saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Verily <281> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, That <3754> this <3778> poor <4434> widow <5503> hath cast <906> <0> more <4119> in <906>(5758), than all <3956> they which have cast <906>(5631) into <1519> the treasury <1049>:
44. For <1063> all <3956> they did cast in <906>(5627) of <1537> their <846> abundance <4052>(5723); but <1161> she <3778> of <1537> her <848> want <5304> did cast in <906>(5627) all <3956> that <3745> she had <2192>(5707), even all <3650> her <848> living <979>.