Mark 12:35-37
Summary for Mark 12:35-37: 12:35-37 a After having answered various questions, mostly from opponents, Jesus now asked a question (see 8:27 b; Matt 17:25 c; 21:31 d; Luke 10:36 e). The Messiah was considered the son of David because of such passages as Isa 9:2-7 f; 11:1-5 g; Jer 23:5-6 h; 33:15-16 i; Ezek 34:23-24 j; 37:24-28 k. With his question, Jesus did not deny that the Messiah was a descendant of David (Mark 10:47-48 l; 11:10 m; see Rom 1:3-4 n), but he demonstrated that this description, while correct, is inadequate. The Messiah is far more!12:36-37 o Psalm 110:1 p is the Old Testament verse most quoted in the New Testament. Since David authored the psalm, the statement “The Lord [God] said to my [David’s] Lord [the Messiah]” indicates that the Messiah is David’s Lord. Thus, the Messiah could not simply be David’s son. He is the Son of God who sits at God’s right hand (Mark 14:62 q) and will come to judge the world (8:38 r; 13:24-27 s, 32-37 t).
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