And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
The astonishment was the crowd's response to clear, intelligent answers given to the Pharisees, Herodians, and Sadducees that exposed the truth contained in their questions. In particular, the people were astonished when He answered the Sadducees' challenge about the resurrection. His explanation opened their minds to Scripture's teaching that the dead will rise by God's power, that resurrected life will not repeat earthly marriage, and that God is the God of the living. His answer silenced the Sadducees and exposed their mistaken beliefs.
The astonishment also followed warnings about the temple, the disobedient son, the false husbandmen, and the rejected stone, which foreshadowed judgment for those who reject the Son of God. Those warnings apply to sinners in every age, and the doom they foretell can be escaped through repentance. The truths He taught brought precious light to the crowd as seeds that would later bear fruit.
The astonishment was the crowd's response to clear, intelligent answers given to the Pharisees, Herodians, and Sadducees that exposed the truth contained in their questions. In particular, the people were astonished when He answered the Sadducees' challenge about the resurrection. His explanation opened their minds to Scripture's teaching that the dead will rise by God's power, that resurrected life will not repeat earthly marriage, and that God is the God of the living. His answer silenced the Sadducees and exposed their mistaken beliefs.
The astonishment also followed warnings about the temple, the disobedient son, the false husbandmen, and the rejected stone, which foreshadowed judgment for those who reject the Son of God. Those warnings apply to sinners in every age, and the doom they foretell can be escaped through repentance. The truths He taught brought precious light to the crowd as seeds that would later bear fruit.