Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 22:46

46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth, ask him any more questions.

Mark hath this Story, shortly repeating only the substance of it, Ch. 12.35, 36, 37. adding nothing to it, but concluding. And the common People heard him g[illegible: 1 letter]adly. Luke repeateth it as shortly, Ch. 20.41, 42, 43▪ For the right understanding of this Discourse of our Saviour to the Pharisees, we must know, that tho the Pharisees and the Jews in general▪ did expect a Messiah or a Christ, yet they expected no more of him, or in him, than that he should be a Man, the Son of David, descended from his Family according to the promise, Isaiah 9.6. and dreamed only of a Secular Prince, who should deliver them from their Enemies, and restore them to their Ancient Civil Liberties. Christ seeing a pack of them together, took the Liberty, which he had allowed them towards himself, to propo[illegible: 1 letter]nd a Question or two to them. His question was. What they thought of Christ? Not of himself but of the Messiah whom they expected? whose Son he should be? they say unto him, The Son of David, that is, one who should in a right Line be descended from David. This was a constant, and uncontrouled Tradition amongst them. Hence Mark saith, the Question was propounded, How say the Scribes? Luke, how say they, that Christ is, that is, is to be the Son of David! This was a common received Opinion amongst them, which our Saviour by the next Words doth not contradict, but only argueth that he must needs be something more: for (saith he) How then doth David in Spirit call him Lord? Psal. 110, 1. Mark saith, David himself said by the Holy Ghost. David was a Prophet, and spake by inspiration from the Holy Ghost. Acts 1.16. & 2.30. Luke saith, in the Psalms, whence we may observe, that Psal. 110. was Davids Psalm, not a Psalm composed by some other for David, as some contend, would David have called him Lord, whom he knew to be meerly his Son, one that should only descend from him? He would have said, The Lord said to my Son, or will say to my Son. The Lord said, Iehovah said to my Lord: Sit thou on my right Hand. Would David speaking Prophetically by the Holy Ghost concerning the Messiah, had he believed he was to be his Son, and no more, have said, that Iehovah should say unto him, sit on my Right Hand, a place of the highest Honour, Dignity, and Favour, untill I make thy Enemies thy Footstool, that is, for ever, for until doth not signifie a Determinate time. See the Notes on Chap. 1.25. If David then call him Lord! How is he then his Son. That is, how is he then no more than his Son, no more than a meer Man: Our Saviour by this Argument doth neither go about to prove, that the Christ was not to be the Son of David, nor that he was the Messias himself, but that their expected Messias or Christ, must be more than a meer man, otherwise David would never have called him Lord, nor yet Prophesied, th[illegible: 1 letter]t Iehovah should call him to Sit at his Right Hand. Matthew concludes with telling us, that as the Sadduces and the Scribes were Non plust before; so now the Pharisees Mouths were also stopped. Mark saith, the Common People heard him gladly. Matthew saith, No Man was able to answer him a Word, neither durst any man ask him an[illegible: 1 letter] more questions. Nor shall we hear of their troubling him with disputes any more, they now see Disputing will not do their business, their next Business is to consult how to take away his Life, which is always the Course of Proud, and Malicious Men, given over of God to ruin, to conceal their Convictions, and proceed to Execute their Lusts and Malice, rather than they will not have their Ends. But before they meet with a fit opportunity, we shall have some excellent Discourses from our Saviour, to the Disciples, and the Multitude.