Mark 12:21

“The second took her, etc..] To wife, married her, as the next eldest brother, by the above law was obliged to: and so the Jewish f205 canon upon it runs thus; “the command is, lwdgb, “for the eldest” to marry his brother's wife: if he will not, they go to all the brethren; if they will not, they return to the eldest, and say, the command is upon thee, either pluck off the shoe, or marry.” Maimonides f206 relates it in this manner; “if a man dies, and leaves many brethren, the command is upon the eldest to marry, or pull off the shoe; as it is said, (<052506>Deuteronomy 25:6), “and it shall be the firstborn which she beareth”. From tradition, it is learned that it does not speak but of the…”

“See this passage fully explained in the notes at Matthew 22:23-33. Mark 12:25 Are as the angels - That is, as the angels in respect to connections and relations. What those connections and relations may be we know not, but this passage teaches that the special relation of “marriage” will not exist. It does not affirm, however, that there will be no recollection of former marriages, or no recognition of each other as having existed in this tender relation. Mark 12:26 How in the bush - At the burning bush. See Exodus 3:16. The meaning is, “in that part of the book of Exodus which contains the account of the burning bush. When there were no chapters and verses, it was the easiest way of quoting…”