OUR FATHER WHOSE SON WAS BETRAYED BY A FRIEND

The book of John chapter 13 verses 18 - 30 captures the fulfilment of a prophecy found in Psalm chapter 41 verse 9 which says : Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.  

At this last meal, Judas, who had been covertly recruited by the authorities  to betray Jesus by giving them His location, was handed a piece of bread directly by Jesus to underline that Jesus shared His bread with the one who was about to betray Him.  

Judas was then prompted to leave the gathering and go to the chief priests to report where Jesus was going to be that night.

The passage reads this way;

18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’ 19 Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He. 20 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

21 When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” 22 Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.

23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.

25 Then, leaning [e]back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” 28 But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. 29 For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

30 Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night.

The mechanism of the sarifice of Jesus were now in motion. 

Judas, knowing that Jesus would go to the Garden of Gethsemene to pray, was off to bring the authorities to arrest Him and Jesus, gathered the rest of His disciples to go to the garden of Gethsemene in order to be handed over to those who wanted to kill Him.

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