G-d of the Living not dead ~ Cross reference of Matthew 22:32 to Exodus 3:6
Sadducees come to Jesus and call out a scenario of levirate marriage(s) where each of the brothers die after marrying the wife of the oldest brother. Their question was which brother will have her as wife after resurrection. Sadducees do not believe in resurrection or the oral Torah, so I guess they wanted to test Jesus and see if he will say there will be resurrection of the dead or not. Jesus says that there will be a resurrection of the dead and that the resurrected people will be like angels. He quotes Exodus 3:6 to say that G-d is the "G-d of the living not dead" and that the patriarchs are alive and not dead. Tanakh teaches that there will be resurrection of the dead but not as angels in heaven but as flesh and blood this restored earth. This difference aside, Let us see if Abraham, Isaac & Jacob were resurrected and living with G-d in heaven when the angel of G-d appeared to Moses in the burning bush. All Images are links to Google Images. Copyright violations not ...