Judas, accompanied by
a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of
the people, went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
Kiss-Kiss. Mostly
only lovers, close friends and immediate family kiss in the United States. This
week at the shopping mall near my neighborhood and I was aware of lots of people
kissing. Is this a Spring thing? It’s that
time of year when people just seem to be more affectionate. Kiss-Kiss.
Betrayed with a
kiss. Judas didn’t just point Jesus out
in the Garden—he went up to Him, real friendly like, and kissed Him. He had
arranged that the man he kissed would be arrested. It was common in Jewish
culture to greet others with a kiss on the cheek, so that was not unusual. What was unusual was that the crowd with
Judas was armed with swords and clubs.
Peter pulled out his sword and cut off the ear of the high priest’s
slave—but Jesus touched his ear and healed him (Luke 22:51). So Jesus was
arrested and taken away, fulfilling prophesy of Scripture. The disciples left
Him and fled. Just as Jesus predicted,
the disciples denied Him and left.
Lord, I don’t want to ever deny or betray you.
© 2012
by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights
reserved.
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