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Judas’ Sorrow and Suicide
Matthew 27:1–10
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Not long after arriving in new Hebrides as a pioneer missionary, John G. Paton and his wife rejoiced in the coming of a baby son to gladden their home. But the joy was short-lived. Soon death took both his wife and child, and Paton had to dig their graves and bury his loved ones … More
Since Jewish law required trials to be conducted during the day, the chief priests and elders reconvened in the morning and delivered the official verdict against Jesus, so that the people could not say that their hastily - called night meeting was unlawful (v. 1). The court decided that Jesus must die, but they did not have the authority to exercise capital punishment. Jesus was therefore bound and brought by the Jews to Pilate (v. 2).
As Judas watched them take Jesus to Pilate he realized the consequences of his sin and “repented himself (v. 3).” In the original language this was not a sorrow for sin that leads to a change of mind and action, but a regret of being caught. He knew he had betrayed innocent blood so he took the money back to the officials. They refused to accept it (v. 4). They had what they wanted from Judas and were no longer concerned with him or his problem. Totally frustrated Judas went to the temple and threw the money into the holy place. Then he went out and hanged himself (v. 5).
Judas’ act of throwing the betrayal money into the temple caused these religious leaders some problems (v. 6). The law would not permit the use of this kind of tainted money for temple purposes (Deuteronomy 23:18). They decided to take the money and buy a parcel of land (apparently in Judas’ name) in which to bury foreigners which became known as the “the Field of Blood” (vv. 7-8). All of this fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah in Zechariah, ch. 11:12 (vv. 9-10).
Application
There is a big difference in being sorry that I get caught in doing something wrong and being sorrow to the point of genuine repentance. May I be a person who is quick to repent.
Matthew 27:1-10 (English Standard Version)
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself." And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money." So they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field as a burial place for strangers. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."
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