Ever wonder where the price for Jesus' betrayal came from. I wonder if I found a clue today. It may come from the Old Testament law, which would make sense. Exodus 21 says that if a bull gores a person, the owner of the bull must pay thirty pieces of silver. Sounds familiar doesn't it. What I left out was that the person who was gored by the bull was a slave. Thirty pieces of silver was the price set for the life of a slave. So we see no inflation for the hundreds of years from the giving of the law until Jesus' time. We see no premium or up charge because He claimed to be the Messiah. The price was the same. But doesn't that fit our Lord. He who washed the feet of His disciples and Paul described in Philippians as having taken "the very nature of a servant". That is the extent to which He would go to save us. Every detail of His life fits together perfectly to show us His love. Even down to the price paid for His betrayal.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
March 12, 2009 - Exodus 21
Ever wonder where the price for Jesus' betrayal came from. I wonder if I found a clue today. It may come from the Old Testament law, which would make sense. Exodus 21 says that if a bull gores a person, the owner of the bull must pay thirty pieces of silver. Sounds familiar doesn't it. What I left out was that the person who was gored by the bull was a slave. Thirty pieces of silver was the price set for the life of a slave. So we see no inflation for the hundreds of years from the giving of the law until Jesus' time. We see no premium or up charge because He claimed to be the Messiah. The price was the same. But doesn't that fit our Lord. He who washed the feet of His disciples and Paul described in Philippians as having taken "the very nature of a servant". That is the extent to which He would go to save us. Every detail of His life fits together perfectly to show us His love. Even down to the price paid for His betrayal.
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