Luk 20:41-44 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 20:41-44: 20:41-44 Having silenced his opponents, Jesus took the offensive in challenging the religious leaders’ concept of the Messiah. 20:41 The Old Testament predicted that the Messiah would be a descendant of David (see study note on 18:38).

Summary for Luke 20:41-44: 20:41-44 ^a Having silenced his opponents, Jesus took the offensive in challenging the religious leaders’ concept of the Messiah. 20:41 ^b The Old Testament predicted that the Messiah would be a descendant of David (see study note on 18:38).
Summary for Luke 20:42-43: 20:42-43 ^c Jesus quotes Ps 110:1 ^d, which indicates that the Messiah is David’s Lord.
20:44 ^e Jesus asked why David addressed his son (i.e., his descendant) as his Lord. The implied answer was that the Messiah was more than just a human king descended from David. He is Lord of all (see 2:11 ^f; Acts 10:36 ^g). Psalm 110:1 ^h became an important text for the apostles, confirming Jesus’ identity as the Son of God (see Mark 14:62 ⁱ; Acts 2:34 ^j; 7:56 ^k; Rom 8:34 ^l; 1 Cor 15:25 ^m; Eph 1:20 ⁿ; Col 3:1 ^o; Heb 1:3 ^p, 13 ^q; 8:1 ^r; 10:12-13 ^s; 1 Pet 3:22 ^t; Rev 3:21 ^u).