10.     (Power of One - deals with)     Individual/Corporate Guilt

 

12:28-34 and
12:35-44

Scribe -Love neighbour
and

crowd heard gladly

14:44-46 and
14:47-50

One betrays
and
All fled

 

12:28-34 and 12:35-44

(i)  (one called to love)

One of the scribes approached on hearing them debating.  Knowing how well he (Jesus) answered he questioned him. “What is the first commandment of all?” And Jesus answered. “The first  is our Lord God of Israel is one.  You shall love the Lord your God from your heart and soul and with all your mind and all your strength.  The second is this.  You shall love your neighbour as yourself.  There are no greater commandments than these.”  And the scribe said to Him  “Well said teacher, in saying there is One in truth and there is no other besides him.  And we are to love him with all our heart and  understanding and with our strength. And we are love our neighbour as ourselves.  This is more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”  Seeing him answer sensibly Jesus said to him. “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”  And nobody dared to ask him any more questions.

When teaching in the temple Jesus said  “How do the scribes explain that the Christ is the son of David when David himself said by the Holy Spirit “the Lord said to my Lord. Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”  How is it David calls him Lord when he is his son?”

14:44-46 and 14:47-50

(i) (One betrays)

 Now the one betraying him gave them a signal saying, “Whomsoever I kiss, that is he.  Seize him and lead him away securely.”  And coming he approached him (Jesus) immediately.  He said “Rabbi and gave him a kiss.”  And they laid hands on him and seized him.

 

 

(ii)           Crowd hears gladly

The crowd heard him gladly.  And in his teaching he said “Beware of the scribes and the ones wanting to walk about in robes and be greeted in the market place.  They want the chief seats in the synagogues and the chief places at the dinners.  There are those devouring the houses of widows and having preference for long prayers.  These will receive greater condemnation.”  And while sitting opposite the treasury, he watched how the crowd put copper coins into the treasury.  Rich men put in many coins.  But a poor widow came and put in two lepta which is a penny.  Calling his disciples to gather around he said to them.  “Truly I tell you that this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  For they gave out of their abundance.  But this woman gave everything she had out of her own living.”

(ii) All Fled

But one of those standing by drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear.  Jesus said to them, "You have come forth with swords and clubs to arrest me like a robber.  I was with you daily in the temple teaching and you did not seize me.  But this is happening now in order that the scriptures may be fulfilled."

 

And leaving him they (his followers) all fled.