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1 | Same supper as John 12? | Luke 10:38 | jonp | 184355 | ||
Hi The incidents in Luke 10 and John 12 are very different incidents. In the first case Mary and Martha had welcomed Jesus into their home somewhere in the middle of His ministry. Martha was the practical one and was very busy looking after twelve hungry disciples. But Mary was sat at the feet of Jesus. To her this was an opportunity not to be missed during which she could learn from her Lord. It is little wonder that Martha was a little upset, for she badly needed help. Her view would be that the women should be busy about the practical things while the men talked. But Jesus gently pointed out to her that Mary had chosen the better part. In fact His reply was quite revolutionary. For a Rabbi to favour a woman listening to Him was quite unusual. He was quietly bringing out that women were equally as important as men, and had as much right to be with Him and to hear His word as men had. And a further important lesson that comes home to us all from this is how important it is that we put our feeding on His word before the feeding of our bodies. Martha was providing daily bread (11.3) but Mary was seeking the Bread of life (John 6.35). However we must still remember that the church needs both Marys and Marthas. Martha must not be disparaged. It was just that she had not discerned the time. The second incident was totally different. That was in the house of Simon the Leper and Martha had been called in to help out. (She could always be depended on wherever hard work was called for. She was a marvellous example of faithful service). But no one thought of Mary. However Mary had her own agenda. No one asked her to serve. She was totally impractical, but she did love her Master. So she decided to serve in her own way. She went and found a precious jar of perfumed oil that she had probably treasured for years, and came and poured it on Jesus' head and feet. It was an act of pure love. Although she did not realise it (but He did)the anointing on the head spoke of His Messiahship, the anointing of the feet was preparing them to walk the way of the cross. To some of the disciples this appeared to be a total waste and they protested. All they could see was the externals. (It is salutary to think that they did not rejoice that their Master was honoured). Jesus, however, silenced them by pointing out what a good work she had done on Him. For He saw in her action the confirmation that His Father was watching over Him. He knew that those feet would soon walk the way of the cross and that that anointed brow would soon bear the crown of thorns, and that that body would soon be lying in its tomb. And He was saying 'My Son, none of those who are with you know what lies ahead for you. But I know. And in this act I am preparing you for what lies before you. Do not be afraid. This is an assurance that You walk the way ahead under My care.' No wonder Jesus said, 'she has wrought a good work on Me'. Again the lesson is that we should ensure that we are not so taken up with practicalities that we miss the opportunity for pure worship. It is that we must ever remember to keep Jesus Himself before us and not allow secondary things to take our eyes off Him. This was Mary's forte. Best wishes Jonp | ||||||
2 | Same supper as John 12? | Luke 10:38 | jlhetrick | 184359 | ||
Hello Jonp, Good points brother and well said. For clarification I just wanted to point out that we're not told that "some of the disciples...protested" but rather only Judas Iscariot was mentioned individually and by name. And specifically the Scriptures tell us that his protest was "internal" "...because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into it..." Otherwise your explanation of these two separate events was very well stated and insightful, not to mention very sound principles set forth. And thanks Mommapbs for asking the question. God bless, Jeff |
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3 | Same supper as John 12? | Luke 10:38 | jonp | 184364 | ||
Hi Jeff Thanks for your kind comments. However while as you rightly say John picks out what Judas said, and his motive, Matthew 26.8 brings out that a number of 'disciples' were involved in criticising her. Compare also Mark 14.5, 'they' reproached her. Best wishes Jonp | ||||||
4 | Same supper as John 12? | Luke 10:38 | jlhetrick | 184380 | ||
Hello Jonp, Thanks for directing me to those accounts. It's time for me to break out my "Harmony of the Gospels" again. Thanks, Jeff |
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