Matthew
26:14-19
Judas
Iscariot Agrees To Betray
Jesus
Matthew
26:14
Then one of the twelve, named
Judas Iscariot, went to the chief
priests
15
and said, "What are you willing
to give me to betray Him to you?"
And they weighed out thirty
pieces of silver to him.
16
From then on he began looking for
a good opportunity to betray
Jesus.
17
Now on the first day of
Unleavened Bread the disciples
came to Jesus and asked, "Where
do You want us to prepare for You
to eat the Passover?"
18
And He said, "Go into the city to
a certain man, and say to him,
'The Teacher says, "My time is
near; I am to keep the Passover
at your house with My
disciples."'"
19
The disciples did as Jesus had
directed them; and they prepared
the Passover.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is
meant to change the way that we
think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Judas
Received 30 Pieces Of
Silver!
It only
took 30 pieces of silver to
betray the Savior of the world!
Why?
Judas was a
treasurer. And, like the other 11
disciples, he believed that
Christ came to overthrow the
Roman government and establish
rule as the king.
So, Judas
had much to gain as he would
control untold wealth and an
important station in this new
"kingdom".
After the
perfume
incident and the
woman,
he most likely realized that
Jesus had not come to establish
an earthly kingdom or even a
political one. His kingdom would
not be of a physical
sense.
Since Judas
discovered that he would not
receive this position and power,
his greed led him to betray Jesus
for a paltry amount consisting of
thirty pieces of silver and
gaining favor of the Pharisees
and other leaders of the
synagogue.
NOTE: The
only verses in the Bible giving
the exact amount (about the price
paid for a slave) for the
betrayal are in the Book of
Matthew.
The planned
capture of Christ was to be after
Passover but Judas' betrayal
helped to speed up the process.
For our
lesson, let's keep Jesus in
perspective, not expecting to
receive our gifts here on earth
but live our lives so that we can
be with Him in heaven.
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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