Matthew 27: 1-10- Judas
Read Matthew 27: 1- 10- Judas was consumed with money. He was quick to take those thirty pieces of silver to betray Jesus. He also later kne w he had committed an egregious sin. When he tried to reverse his betrayal, it was too late. In his remorse, Judas killed himself. Unfortunately, Judas’ sin of betrayal served a part of God’s plan. That is hard to consider when we study all Jesus had to endure. As difficult as all of that was, it was important for us because it was Jesus’ blood that covers our sins. It is a hard plan to sometimes understand. It is also hard to understand how someone could love us that much. Through all the machinations of this night, w e see yet another prophecy fulfilled that escaped the religious leaders at that time. Faced with the return of the thirty pieces of silver, they called it blood money themselves, so they sought to do something positive with it. They bo ught a potter’s field to bury stranger...