14:9
Far from being treated with scorn and derision, the world would remember what the woman did, and would do so favourably. The immediate reaction of people to an action is not always the long term reaction. Things can be viewed very differently in the future. Now it is the woman who is regarded favourably, not her detractors.
14:10
Judas now decided to go to the chief priests and to betray Jesus to them. There are two key questions, the first is why did Judas decide to do this? Why did he do it all, and why was this the point at which he decided to take action? There are some who seek to rehabilitate Judas, trying to put a more favourable gloss on him. We should note that the Bible has nothing favourable to say about Judas. Was Judas disillusioned? Whether he was or not, we read elsewhere that “Satan entered Judas” (Lk 22:3). This does not mean that he was possessed, but when our minds are not submitted to Jesus we are prone to Satan’s deceptions. There was the money aspect that we read about in John. Also we may think we are committed to Jesus, but are not committed to do things His way. That will ultimately lead to us going astray, and we can see examples of churches and individuals where that has happened.
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