Mar 12:35-37 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 12:35-37: 12:35-37 After having answered various questions, mostly from opponents, Jesus now asked a question (see 8:27 ; Matt 17:25 ; 21:31 ; Luke 10:36 ). The Messiah was considered the son of David because of such passages as Isa 9:2-7 ; 11:1-5 ; Jer 23:5-6 ; 33:15-16 ; Ezek 34:23-24 ; 37:24-28 . With his question, Jesus did not deny that the Messiah was a descendant of David (Mark 10:47-48 ; 11:10 ; see Rom 1:3-4 ), but he demonstrated that this description, while correct, is inadequate. The Messiah is far more!

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).