Matthew 26:1-30 - The Last Supper and Plot Against Jesus

Plot Against Jesus

• 🎯 The chief priests and elders schemed to arrest and kill Jesus, but decided against doing so during the Passover festival due to fear of riots.
• ⚠️ Jesus had been antagonizing religious leaders during Holy Week with his teachings and objections to their practices.

Anointing at Bethany

• 🕊️ A woman anointed Jesus with expensive perfume in the home of Simon the leper, an act some disciples saw as wasteful.
• 💔 Jesus defended the woman, stating she was preparing his body for burial and that her act would be remembered wherever the gospel is preached.
• ❓ The speaker speculates Simon may be an ex-leper healed by Jesus, and that the woman's act is a demonstration of extravagant love.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

• 💰 Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and agreed to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
• 🤔 Speculation exists about Judas's motives, including disappointment with Jesus's actions or an attempt to force Jesus's hand.

The Last Supper

• 🍞 Jesus instructed his disciples to prepare for the Passover meal in the city.
• 🗣️ During the meal, Jesus declared that one of them would betray him, causing sadness among the disciples.
• 🩸 Jesus took bread and wine, declaring them to be his body and the blood of the new covenant, poured out for the forgiveness of sins.
• ➡️ This act transformed the Passover meal, symbolizing a new promise between God and his people, with Jesus’s sacrifice as the atonement for sins.