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APRIL 30
Psalm 53:1–6 11 Hell and Destruction are before the
LORD;
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.”
A Contemplation of David. So how much more the hearts of the
sons of men.
he fool has said in his heart,
T “There is no God.” Luke 20:27–47
They are corrupt, and have done 27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny
abominable iniquity; that there is a resurrection, came to Him and
There is none who does good. asked Him, saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote
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to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a
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God looks down from heaven upon wife, and he dies without children, his broth-
the children of men,
To see if there are any who er should take his wife and raise up offspring
for his brother.
Now there were seven
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understand, who seek God.
Every one of them has turned aside; without children. And the second took her
3 brothers. And the first took a wife, and died
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They have together become corrupt; as wife, and he died childless. 31 Then the
There is none who does good, third took her, and in like manner the seven
No, not one.
also; and they left no children, and died.
Have the workers of iniquity no
4 32 Last of all the woman died also. Therefore,
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knowledge, in the resurrection, whose wife does she
Who eat up my people as they eat become? For all seven had her as wife.”
bread, 34 Jesus answered and said to them, “The
And do not call upon God? sons of this age marry and are given in mar-
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There they are in great fear
5 riage. But those who are counted worthy to
Where no fear was, attain that age, and the resurrection from the
For God has scattered the bones of dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
him who encamps against you; 36 nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to
You have put them to shame, the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the
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Because God has despised them. resurrection. But even Moses showed in the
burning bush passage that the dead are raised,
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would when he called the Lord ‘the God of Abraham,
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come out of Zion! the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ For He
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When God brings back the captivity is not the God of the dead but of the living, for
of His people, all live to Him.”
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Proverbs 15:8–11
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination to the LORD, 20:37 the burning bush passage. Exodus
But the prayer of the upright is His 3:1–4:17. In that passage God identified
delight. Himself to Moses as the God of Abraham,
9 The way of the wicked is an Isaac, and Jacob—using the present tense. He
abomination to the LORD, didn’t say He was their God, but “I AM” their
But He loves him who follows God, indicating that their existence had not
righteousness. ended with their deaths.
10 Harsh discipline is for him who
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And he who hates correction Then some of the scribes answered and
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will die. said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” But
after that they dared not question Him any-
more.
41 And He said to them, “How can they say
that the Christ is the Son of David? Now Da-
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vid himself said in the Book of Psalms:
15:11 Hell and Destruction.See 27:20.Hell or
Sheol is the place of the dead. “Destruction” ‘The LORD said to my Lord,
refers to the experience of external punish- “Sit at My right hand,
ment. See Job 26:6. 43 Till I make Your enemies Your
footstool.” ’
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