Plot to Kill Jesus - Watch this timeline! Passover is in 2 days, so this is Nisan 12. The lamb is taken into the household on Nisan 10. It is kept until Nisan 14 at twilight, at which time it is sacrificed. The Passover dinner is eaten on Nisan 15. Remember, Jewish days run sundown - sundown. So the lamb is sacrificed on Nisan 14 at twilight, as the sun is going down. At sundown, it is Nisan 15, the lamb is being cooked and dinner is being prepared. The religious leaders are actively plotting Jesus' death; however, they state that they need to sacrifice Jesus BEFORE the Passover feast so as not to incite the crowd.
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9 - this account is listed thematically to show that Jesus was anointed for burial. However, these events happened on Nisan 9 according to the Chronological account in John.
Judas Betrays Jesus: Judas goes to the chief priests and agrees to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. This amount equates to 4 months labor or about $7,500. A pretty meager sum amount of money for a life. Luke states that Satan entered Judas. Does this mean that Judas is innocent of his actions? No. Satan can only enter us if we let him. He can only influence us if we are willing to listen. Judas never believed in Jesus. We learned in John that Judas was stealing money from the ministry. He was always out for himself.
Tomorrow we will read about the Last Supper.
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