Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and

apply scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through

Friday as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome to our study today from Matthew chapter 22. Let's open with a recap.

Jesus presents the parable of the wedding feast.

A king holds a banquet for his son.

They invite many who are unwilling to come.

Many excuses are given.

The king sends armies to destroy them.

He then invites people off the street until the room is filled. One man comes

unprepared and is sent out, quote, for many will be called, but few chosen. This indicates that the

kingdom requires responsiveness and faithfulness. The rest of the chapter consists of Jewish leaders

trying to trap Jesus and diminish his influence.

They ask about paying taxes.

They ask about marriage in heaven.

They question him about the greatest law.

On every occasion, he answers with integrity and righteousness.

Jesus then asks them a single question about David and the Psalms, and they cannot answer him.

Jesus' question about David was a loaded one.

They knew from prophecy the Messiah would be David's son, and yet David refers to him as Lord.

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