Can anyone trap Jesus with a trick question? In Matthew 22:1-33, Israel's leaders try to corner Jesus with loaded questions — and fail every time. Dr. Toby Holt walks through Jesus' answers and the warning behind them. Jesus first tells a parable about a king's wedding feast: the invited guests refuse, so the invitation goes out to everyone — a picture of the gospel reaching beyond Israel. But one guest tries to enter in his own clothes instead of the garment provided — trusting his own goodness instead of Christ. Then come the traps. On taxes: "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." On the resurrection, He proves from Scripture that God is the God of the living.

Questions this study answers:

1. What was ironic about the questions Jesus faced? The leaders meant to trap Him, but each trick question gave Jesus a chance to reveal truth and expose their unbelief.

2. What is the point of the parable of the wedding feast? Those first invited refused, so the door opened to all. But only those clothed in Christ's righteousness truly belong.

3. What happened to the guest without a wedding garment? He was cast out for coming on his own terms — a picture of those who trust their own goodness rather than the righteousness God provides.

"For many are called, but few are chosen." — Matthew 22:14 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.