Matthew 22:25

"saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’"

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the duty of familial loyalty and continuation in ancient Jewish law, emphasizing that a man's brother was responsible for marrying his widowed sister-in-law to ensure the perpetuation of both family lineage and social standing. It underscores the covenantal relationship between God’s people and their obligations to one another within the community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verses 25-28. There were with us seven brethren. It is probable that they stated a case as difficult as possible; and though no such case might have occurred, yet it was supposable, and in their view it presented a real difficulty. The difficulty arose from the fact that they supposed that substantially the same state of things takes place in the other world as here; that husbands and wives must be reunited; and they professed not to be able to see how one woman could be the wife of seven men. __________________________________________________________________

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