Mark 12:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?”
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Read Full Chapter →Turning to whether the dead rise at all, Jesus cites the burning bush, where God declares himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
What Does Mark 12:26 Mean?
Now Jesus addresses the deeper denial, arguing from "the book of Moses" -- the very Scriptures the Sadducees most prized. He recalls Exodus 3:6, where God speaks to Moses from the bush centuries after the patriarchs had died: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
God names himself by his covenant with men long buried, and he speaks of that bond as standing, not expired. A covenant with the dead-and-gone would be an epitaph; God speaks it as a living claim. Jesus reads Scripture down to its heartbeat: when God binds himself to people, the bond outlasts the grave, because God himself does.
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What does Mark 12:26 mean?
Turning to whether the dead rise at all, Jesus cites the burning bush, where God declares himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.