Matthew 22:34-46

The greatest commandment and an impossible question Matthew 22:34-46: The Pharisees Jesus asked about the greatest commandment. He gave them that and more. "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-39) The lawyer and other Pharisees were speechless before the king because they realized they were in violation of not only the first and great commandment, but the second also.

The Pharisees were speechless before the king when He asked them questions about David. Jesus asked, "What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David." (Matthew 22:42) Then He said, "If David then calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?" (Matthew 22:45) Jesus asked how the Messiah could be both David's son and David's Lord. Their lack of understanding of the Messiah, who He was and what is His work, made it impossible to answer these questions. From that time no one "dare question him anymore." (Matthew 22:46) They were speechless!

We too will stand speechless before the King in judgment if we fail to become Christians (Acts 2:38-41), or have failed to develop and maintain Christian attitudes and faithfulness in life. (Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:58)