Reading thru John...again...what a book!!
Scene 1: So Ch. 13 begins with the last supper....the disciples enter the room arguing about who will be the greatest among them. No rebukes from Jesus. They all sit down and Jesus girds Himself with a towel, grabs a basin with water and begins to wash their feet! I know that I would feel like a dog if I would've been there. Did Jesus not know that most of these men would leave Him all alone at the cross? How could He wash their feet knowing THAT?!
Scene 2: Jesus announces at the meal that one of the disciples would betray Him. Peter and John ( and all the rest) wonder who He is talking about....Wait a minute!...John 6:64 says that Jesus knew from the beginning the one who would betray Him. And the disciples couldn't tell? How could Jesus treat Judas just like all the others and NOT reveal that he would betray Him?!! Then, to top it off...Jesus dips the morsel of bread and hands it to Judas. This is an act of love and honor in Oriental cultures!!
So there you have it. Jesus' way of treating those who betray him....wash their feet and show them honor and love....
He then proceeds to give them a New Command...that they should love one another as He has loved them. "The command to love wasn’t new; but the extent of love just displayed by Jesus was new, as would be the display of the cross. Love was newly defined from His example."
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