There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Luke 20:29 belongs to the Sadducees' challenge to Jesus about the resurrection. Their question was designed to entangle Him. They cited the case of seven brothers who successively married the same woman and died without children in order to make bodily resurrection look absurd. Their argument assumed that risen life would retain earthly relationships and continue marriage just as before death.
His reply was plain and intelligent. It brought precious light to the listeners who heard it. It sowed seeds of truth among the people. The account of the seven brothers also foreshadows the judgment on those who refuse to receive Christ as Redeemer, which will be theirs unless they repent.
Luke 20:29 belongs to the Sadducees' challenge to Jesus about the resurrection. Their question was designed to entangle Him. They cited the case of seven brothers who successively married the same woman and died without children in order to make bodily resurrection look absurd. Their argument assumed that risen life would retain earthly relationships and continue marriage just as before death.
His reply was plain and intelligent. It brought precious light to the listeners who heard it. It sowed seeds of truth among the people. The account of the seven brothers also foreshadows the judgment on those who refuse to receive Christ as Redeemer, which will be theirs unless they repent.