# The Gospel According to Matthew - Week 32

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Published: 2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This teaching is from Matthew 22:41 - Matthew 23:1-12 In today's study of Matthew we continue looking at the last week of Jesus' life before His arrest, crucifixion, death and resurrection. The religious leaders are continuing their pursuit of trapping Jesus into saying something that they could then bring charges against Him for and get rid of Him. Jesus asks the religious leaders this question: "What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is He?" They answer "The son of David," thinking they had done well in answering! But Jesus replies, "He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says, "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." In this quote (Ps 110:1) who is the first Lord? It is God the Father. Who is "my Lord"? David is saying his Lord, meaning this sentence is The Lord (God the Father, Eternal Creator) said to my Lord (David's Lord - the Messiah) … Then Jesus goes on (verses 45-46), If David calls Him "my Lord" how can his Lord be his son? Jesus pushes their answer right back to them. This answer causes the religious leaders to stop asking Jesus questions. The leaders could not comprehend that David was pointing to the Messiah and that Jesus was pointing to Himself as the Messiah. Jesus is pointing out that the Messiah is far more that just a descendant of David. He is instead the Living God who took a flesh - true Gd and true man and offers Himself as the sacrifice for sin for all people everywhere throughout all time. Verses 1-12 of Chapter 23 is a HIPOCRISY ALERT A hypocrite is someone who doesn't practice what they preach. In these next verses Jesus encourages the people to listen to what the leaders are teaching from the Torah, BUT No to do what they do b…

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