Matthew 26:15-16 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. “Thirty pieces of silver”: This was the price of a slave (Exodus 21:32). There were but twelve called apostles, and one of them was like a devil, surely we must never expect any society to be pure on this side of heaven. The greater profession men make of religion, the greater opportunity they have of doing mischief, if their hearts be not right with God. Observe, that Christs own disciple, who knew so well his doctrine and manner of his life, and was false to him, could not charge him with anything criminal, though it would have served to justify his treachery. What did Judas want? Was not he welcome wherever his Master was? Did he not fare as Christ fared? It is not the lack, but the love of money, that is the root of all evil. After he had made that wicked bargain, Judas had time to repent, and to revoke it but when lesser acts of dishonesty have hardened the conscience men do without hesitation that which is more shameful. Here, we are told that Judas, one of the original twelve chosen by Jesus, would be the one who would betray Him. Probably, the reason Judas name was given, was so he would not be confused with another Judas who joined in with the disciples later and helped them. Whether Judas was angry about the expensive perfume, and that prompted him to do this terrible thing, we are not told. Whatever the reason, he did it. I believe that Judas greed for money prompted this act. Greed is a terrible thing when it goes unchecked.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:46:47 +0000
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