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`I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?` God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
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God of the Living
Jesus's proof for life after death is profound. By quoting God's statement "I am the God of Abraham..." from Exodus, spoken centuries after the patriarchs died, He shows they were still alive in God's presence. Commentators explain that God's relationship is with living beings, not the extinct. This confirms that for believers, physical death is not the end of existence.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Regarding, etc. That is, in proof that the dead are raised. The passage Jesus quotes is recorded in Exodus 3:6 and Exodus 3:15. This event…
19th Century
Baptist
Our Savior now gives these Sadducees further instruction “as touching the resurrection of the dead.” He used the formula He so often emplo…
Jesus now turns from the power of God to the word of Scripture (cf. v.29). He may have drawn the passage to which he appeals ([Reference Exodus 3:6…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob
The Sadducees e…
The doctrines of Christ displeased the unbelieving Sadducees, as well as the Pharisees and Herodians. He carried the great truths of the resurrecti…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the second question is presented, and the Evangelist does three things:
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