Matthew 22:41-46, Whose Son Is the Messiah?

Matthew 22:41-46, Whose Son Is the Messiah?

 ⁴¹ While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, ⁴² “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

   “The son of David,” they replied.

 ⁴³ He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,

   ⁴⁴ “‘The Lord said to my Lord:
   “Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
   under your feet.”’^[e]

   ⁴⁵ If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” ⁴⁶ No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

I wonder what Jesus would have said if their answer would have been Abraham, or anybody else other than God.

Really, there is only one answer…and it’s not a trick question. I think the Pharisees actually knew the answer but couldn’t bring themselves to offer it. David was a safe and, in some respects, true answer…if we don’t look at the whole picture, which Christ demands.

I’m thinking…next time I hear Jesus ask me a question, I’m just going to ask him what the answer is before I sound silly.

Live boldly out there today…