There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. And the second and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. Afterward the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” (Luke 20:27-33 ESV)
Those snobbish Sadducees thought they could do what the Scribes, Pharisees and Priests had not been able to do: put Jesus in HIs place. Their "riddle" included two biblical themes: resurrection and Levirite marriage - the latter had fallen out of practice and the former was something they personally did not believe in. It was a totally absurd example (you would think by brother three or four they all would head for the hills - not a long life expectancy) and one they thought would be impossible for Him to answer, which is also absurd. Jesus had the answer for every question - no matter how simple or complex. And that was their problem - they had no respect for the One they were dealing with here. So, when we go to Him with our issues, let us go: 1) Respecting His Omniscience 2) Beleiving He can and will answer, and 3) Not going with foredrawn conclusions and excuses for our unbelief.
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