12:34
Despite my thinking the man is a bit full of himself, Jesus thinks he has answered wisely, which of course he has, but then says “You are not far from the kingdom of God”. The man may well have many right insights and views, but this alone does not save him. We all need to beware of thinking that because we have the right doctrine or views, then that makes us right.
“And from then on no one dared ask Him any more questions”. Luke does not have the greatest commandment encounter, and places this comment immediately after the confrontation with the Sadducees, which seems a more appropriate place for it in some ways. However, in Mark’s account it would have looked a bit silly there as the teacher of the Law then asks another question!
12:35
Having been asked a number of questions, Jesus now poses His own question, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah is the son of David?”. Now the greatest commandment questioner was a teacher of the Law, and if he was trying to show how clever he was, Jesus is showing that the Teachers of the Law were not as clever as they thought they were. We should understand that Jesus did not object to the term “Son of David” per se, for He had used it Himself, rather their understanding was very limited. The Messiah was much more than the “Son of David”.
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