Matthew 26:1
Outline:
I. \\#Matt 1:1-3:17\\ The Presentation of the King
II. \\#4:1-7:29\\ The Person of the King
III. \\#8:1-11:1\\ The Power of the King
IV. \\#Matthew 11:2-14:13\\ Decisions Concerning the King
V. \\#Matt 14:13-16:12\\ Training the Disciples
VI. \\#Matt 16:13-20\\ Decision by the Disciples
VII. \\#Matthew 16:21-20:28\\ Final Instructions of the King
VIII. \\#Matt 21:1-28:15\\ The Holy Week
A. \\#Matt 21:1-11\\ Sunday, Nisan 10-One week before
the resurrection
1. Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
2. Jesus "looks" in the temple.
3. Jesus returns to Bethany in the evening.
B. \\#Matt 21:12-17\\ Monday, Nisan 11
1. Jesus curses the fig tree.
2. Jesus cleanses the temple.
3. Jesus teaches the people.
4. Jesus returns to Bethany for the night.
C. \\#Matt 21:18-26:16\\ Tuesday, Nisan 12
1. Jesus teaches from the cursed fig tree.
\\#Matt 21:18-22, Mark 11:20-25\\
2. Jesus teaches from the temple.
\\#Matt 21:23-23:29\\
\\#Mark 11:27-12:44\\
\\#Luke 20:1-21:4\\
(a) \\#Matt 21:23-27\\ His authority
(b) \\#Matt 21:28-32\\ Parable - It is not too
late to do the right thing.
(c) \\#Matt 21:33-46\\ Parable - Judgment will
come to Israel for what they are about to
do.
(d) \\#Matt 22:1-14\\ Parable - If the Jews will
not come, others will.
(e) \\#Matt 22:15-46\\ The Jews try to trap
Jesus.
(f) \\#Matt 23:1-12\\ Teachings from the wrong
behavior of the Pharisees.
(g) \\#Matt 23:13-33\\ Woes Against the
Pharisees.
(h) \\#Matt 23:34-39\\ A curse against Israel.
3. Olivet Discourses
\\#Matt 24:1-25:46\\
\\#Mark 13:1-37\\
\\#Luke 20:1-21:4\\
(a) \\#Matt 24:1-3\\ The Setting
(b) \\#Matt 24:4-12\\ The Common Signs
(c) \\#24:12-14\\ The Close Signs
(d) \\#Matt 24:15\\ The Countdown Sign
(e) \\#Matt 24:16-31\\ The Afters
(f) \\#Matt 24:32-25:46\\ The Exhortations
(1) \\#Matt 24:32-35\\ Parable of the Fig
Tree
(2) \\Matt 24:36-41\\ Parable of Noe’s Days
(3) \\#Matt 24:42-44\\ Parable of the Thief
(4) \\#Matt 24:45-51\\ Parable of the
Faithful and the Faithless
(5) \\#Matt 25:1-13\\ Parable of the Ten
Virgins
(6) \\#Matt 25:14-30\\ Parable of the
Talents
(7) \\#Matt 25:31-46\\ Parable of the Sheep
and the Goats
4. The Evil Ones
\\#Matt 26:1-5, 14-16\\
\\#Mark 14:1-2, 10-11\\
\\#Luke 22:2-6\\
\\#John 13:2\\
5. Passages not yet discussed
\\#Matt 26:6-13\\
\\#Mark 14:3-9\\
D. \\#Matt 26:17-75\\Wednesday, Nisan 13
1. A New Day
\\#Matt 26:17\\
\\#Luke 21:38-22:1\\
\\#Mark 14:12\\
\\#John 13:1\\
2. Prepare the Passover
\\#Matt 26:17-19\\
3. The Meal - Technically, Thursday began at sunset.
\\#Matt 26:20-30\\
4. The Mount of Olives
\\#Matt 26:31-56\\
5. Caiaphas’ \\#Matt 26:57-75\\
E. \\#Matt 27:1-61\\ Thursday, Nisan 14 (Passover)
F. \\#Matt 27:62-66\\ Friday, Nisan 15 (First day of
Unleavened Bread)
G. \\#Matt 28:1-15\\ Sunday, Nisan 17 (Resurrection and
Feast of First Fruits)
I. \\#Matt 21:18-26:16\\ Tuesday, Nisan 12
A. Jesus teaches from the cursed fig tree.
\\#Matt 21:18-22, Mark 11:20-25\\
B. Jesus teaches from the temple.
\\#Matt 21:23-23:29\\
\\#Mark 11:27-12:44\\
\\#Luke 20:1-21:4\\
C. Olivet Discourses \\#Matt 24:1-25:46\\
D. The Evil Ones \\#Matt 26:1-17\\ Two details are given about
the evil ones as Jesus concluded His Tuesday teaching.
1. \\#Matt 26:1-5\\ The religious leaders, the chief priests,
scribes, elders of the city, and the high priest, were
more determined to kill Jesus than ever \\#3\\
a. Apparently, Jesus’ teaching had only stirred them in
their hatred.
b. Their plan:
(1) \\#2\\ "after two days is the feast of the
passover" - As Jesus speaks, it is most likely
Tuesday evening. If it is after sunset, it
could be Wednesday, remembering that the Jewish
new day started at sunset.
(2) \\#5\\ "Not on the feast day" - The leaders do
not want to kill Jesus on the "feast day" or
the day the Passover was celebrated.
(3) Most take that to mean that their intention was
to kill Jesus AFTER the Passover. However, that
is as assumption. They could just as easily
have meant to kill Jesus BEFORE the celebration
began, as long as they did not kill Jesus ON
the day of the celebration.
(4) Matthew says "the feast of the passover" starts
"after two days."
(a) This phrase matches up with our timing.
(b) "two days" means 48 hours. "After" means
sometime after 48 hours. If it is
Tuesday evening, 48 hours carried them to
Thursday evening and the "feast" of the
Passover, or the celebration of the
Passover, would start AFTER sunset or on
the Jewish Friday.
(b) John Albert Broadus, in his commentary on
"The Gospel of Matthew," from Matthew
26:1-5, states:
After two days {so #Mr 14:1} must mean less than
forty-eight hours, or it would have been called
three days (comp. on #Mt 27:63); the festival
began on Thursday afternoon with the slaying of
the lamb. The words may be naturally regarded
as uttered after sunset on what we should call
Tuesday, but according to the Jewish reckoning,
the beginning of Wednesday.
(c) I do not know if John A. Broadus argued for
a Thursday crucifixion or not, but he
shared an interesting fact, namely, that
if the Passover feast was celebrated on
Friday, the lamb would have been slain on
Thursday afternoon. It has become my
belief that Jesus was being crucified as
the Passover lamb was being slain, but it
has been difficult to reconcile the
religious Jews committing this act on
the holy Passover day. Remembering that
Thursday, although still a holy day, was
not the feast day, helps to belay that
concern. The lamb was slain at sunset on
the 14th day but the actual celebration
started AS the new day began.
(d) It is also interesting that tradition holds
to Jesus being crucified on Friday. That
appears to be more unlikely in that this
would have the Jewish leaders doing
exactly what they DID NOT WANT TO DO,
namely, crucifying Jesus ON the feast day
of the Passover was celebrated.
2. \\#Matt 26:14-16\\ Judas was going to be Satan’s tool to
betray Jesus.
a. Two of the gospel writers make it clear that Satan
was influencing Judas.
Lu 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed
Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
4 And he went his way, and communed with the
chief priests and captains, how he might betray
him unto them.
Joh 13:2 And supper being ended, the devil
having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, to betray him;
b. \\#14-15\\ Even so, both Matthew and Mark make it
clear that it was Judas’ choice to seek out the chief
priests to betray Jesus.
Mr 14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the
twelve, went unto the chief priests, to
betray him unto them.
(1) The Bible does not give the indication that
Judas was being controlled against his will,
rather it indicates that Judas was yielding to
a weakness of his own character, greed.
(2) \\#16\\ This opportunity caused the rulers to
rejoice. Judas became a spy among Jesus’
followers who could give Him away privately
when the crowds were not around Him.
3. \\#6-13\\ In the midst of the evil ones doing their work,
we see both a caring sacrifice and a greedy heart.
a. \\#6\\ Jesus left Jerusalem to go to Bethany on
Tuesday evening, staying in the house of Simon who
had been a leper.
b. \\#7\\ While dining, a woman enters and washes Jesus
head with a precious ointment.
(1) \\#12\\ Jesus knew that this woman did this as a
great sacrifice and because she understood that
Jesus was about to die.
(a) It is generally thought that Mary, the
sister of Martha and Lazarus, makes this
offering to Jesus.
(b) The ointment was very costly and most likely
was intended to be used by the woman as
her own burial ointment.
(c) Yet, as she sat at home, thinking on what
Jesus had taught, the Holy Spirit revealed
to her what was about to occur. She took
her ointment and anointed Jesus’ body with
it.
(d) This was the only recorded act of love
demonstrated to Jesus in anticipation of
His death.
(e) \\#13\\ Because of the love and kindness of
her gesture, this woman’s story was
recorded in the Scripture and has been
preached everywhere the gospel has been
preached.
(2) \\#Luke 7:36-50\\ Luke recorded an incident that
either occurred earlier in the ministry of Jesus
or else Luke gives no attention to chronological
order in his gospel for it is placed much
earlier in the life and ministry of Jesus.
(a) This is confusing because in both cases,
Jesus is in the house of men named Simon
and in both cases, a woman anoints Jesus
with ointment.
(b) However, there are also differences:
i. In Luke, Jesus’ feet were anointed.
In Matthew, Jesus’ head was anointed.
ii. In Luke, it is the host, Simon, who
questions the identity of Jesus for
allowing this woman to touch Him. (If
Simon were a leper that Jesus had
healed as some conclude, it is doubtful
that he would be questioning Jesus’
identity!) In Matthew, it is Jesus’
own disciples who are questioning the
wisdom of using such an expensive
ointment in this fashion.
iii. It appears that Luke is describing an
incident that occurred early in the
ministry of Jesus, while Matthew is
describing one that occurred at the very
end of Jesus’ ministry.
(c) Generally, because of the differences, I
view these as being two different accounts.
c. \\#8-9\\ In the midst of this loving gift, greed
lifts its head.
(1) The verse says "his disciples" to indicate that
several questioned the woman’s wisdom in using
so expensive an ointment to anoint Jesus.
(2) It is likely that several did offer their
comments on the subject but it seems most likely
that Judas Iscariot, their greedy treasurer,
was the one who initially raised the issue. I
think this for it is obvious that money and
wealth was heavy on his mind \\#Matt 26:15\\.
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