KJV ORIGINAL
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And here's the thing, I'm not the God of dead people, I'm the God of the living.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God doesn't do dead ends, he does eternal life.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is debating with the Sadducees, a Jewish group that rejected the idea of resurrection, during a tense exchange in the temple in Jerusalem. He draws from God's words to Moses in Exodus 3:6, where God declares Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to argue that these patriarchs are still alive in God's eyes, proving the reality of life after death. This context highlights the ongoing debate about eternal life in first-century Judaism.
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