Recall that six days before the Passover Jesus arrived in Bethany (Joh 12:1), and it was that evening at the house of Simon the Leper that Mary anointed Him with the costly perfume to set in motion the events leading to His crucifixion (Mat 26:6-7, Joh 12:2-3). That day was Friday, not Saturday as would…
In Matthew’s account of the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion during the Passover, he has related how the religious leaders were seeking to put Him to death, but not during the Passover for fear of a riot among those who supported Jesus. That changed to accomplish God’s perfect timing to have the Lamb of…
Recall that Matthew is explaining the events that led to Jesus’ crucifixion. As the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, Jesus predicted that He would be put to death during the approaching Passover. However, although the Jewish leaders wanted to put Him to death, they were not going to do…
It is Tuesday of Passion week and earlier that day the Jewish leaders had sealed their rejection of Jesus by seeking to trap Him in something that would allow them to have Him put to death. However, they could not, and Jesus denounced them with seven plus woes of condemnation for their hypocrisy, after which…
Recall that the disciples, and especially Judas, were indignant about Mary’s extravagant display of love towards Jesus by pouring upon Him a year’s salary worth of costly perfume during a meal at Simon the Leper’s home in Bethany. In their minds the wealth might have been put to better use for the poor; and for…
Transitioning from the Olivet Discourse to the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion, Matthew has recounted how Jesus once again predicted His forthcoming Passion during the Passover, as well as the desire of the religious leaders to put Jesus to death, but not during the Passover lest a riot occur among the many who supported…
What was the name of the woman who anointed Jesus in Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper? See Joh 11:2, 12:3. Was Mary of Bethany the same as Mary Magdalene? Note: Magdalene is an appellation indicating a Mary from Magdala, a city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and clearly distinguishes…
Recall that Jesus is on the Mount of Olives having just concluded His discourse on the signs of His coming in judgment upon the Jewish nation for having rejected Him as their Messiah that caused Him to forsake the temple and predict its destruction. It is Tuesday of Passion Week, and He reiterates to His…
Having finished His discourse to the disciples on the Mount of Olives about His coming in judgment not just upon the Jewish nation but upon all the nations of the world, Jesus reminds them that after two days the Passover would happen, with which He associates His being betrayed and handed over to be crucified. …
Following Jesus’ departure from the temple and the conclusion of His discourse with the disciples on the Mount of Olives about the nature of His coming to judge not just the unbelieving nation of the Jews but all the nations of men, how does Matthew now transition to the final part of his account of…