ET TU, JUDAS?
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Judas and Simon the tanner
Judas and Simon the tanner
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. 7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: 9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. 10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. 11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
TRUTH ABOUT GOD
God loves everyone, even those who reject Him.
TRUTH FOR MY LIFE
By His grace, I will stay close to God, no matter what.
New series about the last day of Jesus. Very long… no sleep,up for over 24 hours straight, events of passover, through prayer in garden, arrest in garden, trials and finally death. Judas betrayal, Peters denial, having barrabas being chosen to live over him, The power given unto pilate. All before the death of Jesus. Fitting that this should be the last series before spring
Gaius and Brutus were very good friends and had learned to have each others backs over the years. It was rumored that Gaius was possibly the father of Brutus, but they were at the very least very very good friends. As both rose to power, they covered each others back each supporting the other. Gaius believed Brutus to be loyal above all others. As Gaius rose to power, he became the most powerful man in the empire. Brutus and others began to believe that this was not a good situation for the people of the empire. Brutus, one of Gaius’ bitter enemies, and one of Gaius’ cousins began to plot his death. They decided to attack Gaius on his way to the Senate. The amount of people that they got into the conspiracy varies based upon the teller but it was somewhere between 15 and 80 men that decided to attack Gaius. Gaius was a very formidable man and would have been a scary proposition for any amount of men to bring down, so these men were taking their lives into their on hands. Gaius full name was Gaius Julius Caesar. As Julius Caesar walked to the Senate on the holiday of the ides of march, the group of men assaulted him. At first Julius Caesar was fighting back until he saw that Brutus was one of the men. Most historians say that Julius Caesar said something along the lines of “you too, my son?” The famous line from Shakespeare that he uttered was ET Tu, Brutus? It is said at that point that Julius Caesar stopped fighting. He was stabbed approximately 25 times. Of the 25 stab wounds only one was ruled to be fatal. ET TU BRUTUS?
Brutus eventually commited suicide.
The Author of the lesson today gave this the title of ET TU, Judas?
Judas Iscariot. The name is synonymous with betrayal. Thought to be one of the greatest works of literature, Dante’s Inferno describes his tour of hell. In Dante’s Inferno, Brutus and Judas are portrayed as the worst punished people in Hell. They are at the center of hell, Being chewed on by Satan himself. Judas is pictured as the absolute worst punished individual with the exception of lucifer himself.
Judas is hated, vilified, and pictured as the symbol of ultimate betrayal.
Gospels
Matthew first introduces Judas in his list of disciples and right up front says that he is the one that betrayed Jesus. Matthew also states that Judas went to the priests and asked them what they would give if Judas gave him over. He records that Jesus knew about what he was doing by saying that the one who dipped in the bowl with him was going to betray him. Judas asks if he means him. Jesus says You have said.
Mark introduces him with the group of disciples as he which betrayed him. Mark states that Judas went to the priests and they agree to give him money. Jesus lets him know One of you will betray me. One who dips with him in the dish.
Luke introduces him as the traitor. Luke says Satan enters Judas and he goes to the chief priests to set up the betrayal. They agree to pay him. Jesus at the last supper states that the hand that will betray him is at the table.
John introduces him as the one that should betray him and later calls him a thief and says that Jesus calls him devil or false accuser and later that he is doomed for destruction..
Mistake?
Did Jesus make a mistake? When these men wrote the gospels, they were Holy Ghost filled. Are they implying that Jesus made a wrong decision or is their bitterness coming through in name calling? These are men of the church
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
Jesus prayed all night before choosing the disciples. Was there a mistake made?
Power given
1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
They were given the power! The power to do things that only God could do. They were ambassadors for the God of Israel! The God that had brought them out of Egypt, divided the red sea, wiped out the Egyptian army. Only that God could do the things that these 12 men were sent to do. The Kingdom of heaven is at hand! It is here.
Judas and Simon the Zealot
Judas was teamed up with Simon the Zealot. The Zealots were a group of jews that were determined to set up the kingdom of God by acting in the manner of Phinehas who took a spear and killed an Israelite man taking a Midianite woman into his tent. This stopped the Plague.
The Zealots looked at scriptures such as
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, And my work with my God.
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
They believed in taking up weapons to throw off the domination of the Romans and restoring a God-Lead nation of Israel.
Miracles done by Judas
Bible doesnt say what miracles that Judas performed miracles but it says that they all did. The disciples were overjoyed and rejoiced at the power and might of God working through them. Can you imagine Judas walking up to the lame and saying arise, and they did? JUST LIKE JESUS. Can you imagine a leper coming up to Judas and him saying be Cleansed and he was? JUST LIKE JESUS!
Can you imagine the excitement? Can you imagine how pumped we would be if we went to Booneville hospital and cleaned it out? Then Corinth? Tupelo? Memphis? What joy and excitement that would bring! Cancers gone, limbs grown back, hearts fixed, addictions removed! Revival!
Can you imagine the conversations that Simon the Zealot and Judas had at night when they stopped to rest, while walking from one location to the next? The excitement would have been tangible. We tend to want to spiritualize every scripture but to them this was reality. This power was REAL! The authority was unquestioned! No matter the situation, it just happens because of the power of this man. This is the man promised by God. This is the Messiah. This is the savior that is going to save us from the Romans and we are on the front lines of that power. Rome is GOING DOWN! Our People will be Free!
March to Jerusalem
On their last march to Jerusalem, Jesus began to instruct his disciples that he was going to be killed in Jerusalem and would rise again in three days. Die? The Messiah? How was that possible? Jesus needs to exert his authority and kick out the Roman Empire. They could all sense a coming climax. James and John directly ask to sit on his right hand and on his left as he ruled in his new kingdom. They knew it was about to go down. but Jesus kept saying that He was going to die. For 4 days Jesus taught and spoke with the ruling jews. They inspected him from every angle looking for flaws, Just as was supposed to be done of the passover lamb.
Judas Betrayal
What if Judas thought on his own, I will force his hand to take over. What if Judas loved Israel so much that he was willing to make the decision to betray the one he loved so that Israel would be better? What if Judas was trying to force the hand of Jesus to show his power and might against the Roman Empire.
Regardless of the reason, Judas went to the chief priests and offered to deliver Jesus into their hands.
Jesus knew
18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25 He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
Jesus knew but he still loved
Jesus knew what was coming. He told his disciples what was coming, that they would leave him. His spirit was very heavy as the time drew closer. But even though events were in fast forward at this point, he loved them, he loved them, he loved them.
1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
He loved them all, including Judas.
When they came, Luke says
47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Luke says that Before anything happened, Jesus spoke to Judas and asked him if he was going to betray him. One more time he questioned.
matthew says
47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
The last thing that Jesus called Judas was not betrayer, traitor, or thief. Jesus called him Friend.
Judas death
Judas may have been looking for the powerful manifestation of the Messiah, the savior of Israel from Rome. What he saw was the man that he loved being beaten, scorned and condemned to die.
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. Acts 1 18
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Field of Blood
The field of Blood is said to be in the Kidron valley at the south end of the mount of Olives. The mount of Olives where Jesus Prayed, The mount of Olives where Jesus was betrayed. There are many scholars that do not believe that Golgotha was located on the traditional site north of Jerusalem but was instead near the Summit of the mount of Olives at a place near the altar where the red heifer was burned. If so this would give a direct view into the eastern gate straight into the holy place. It would have allowed the priests to look at him and mock him without drawing close. It would have been a clear shot into the temple to see the veil being rent from top to bottom.
Is it possible that Jesus could see Judas take his own life at the south end of the mt of olives? Is it possible that the King of Kings and his betrayer died at around the same time one on top of the mountain and another at its foot? Had Jesus made the ultimate mistake that cost him his life?
If Judas had in his repentance, just managed to hold on for 3 days in his state of mental torment, would he have heard the words for the ladies that Jesus had said go tell the disciples , judas and peter?
We dont know!
After
Peter is later stated as mentioning Judas said Acts 1 17
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
This man whom they had walked with, talked with, ate with , shared the power of God with had betrayed Jesus. What powerful emotions must have swept through them! here they were in a world in which they had been tasked with spreading the good news!! The Good news that was to go to all people!
All people in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Jewish, Samaritans, Gentiles… All people, Those they liked and those they didnt, even disliked Jews.
Even Tanners
1. Ritual Impurity (Unclean Profession)
1. Ritual Impurity (Unclean Profession)
Tanning involved handling dead animals, which made tanners ritually unclean according to Jewish law.
Leviticus 11:39-40 states that touching a dead animal made a person unclean until evening.
Since tanners were in constant contact with carcasses, they were seen as perpetually impure.
2. Bad Smell and Isolation
2. Bad Smell and Isolation
The tanning process used foul-smelling substances like urine, dung, and lime to soften hides.
Because of the strong stench, tanneries were located outside city limits, often near bodies of water.
Mishnah (Kiddushin 82b) mentions that a tanner's shop had to be at least 50 cubits away from a town due to the smell.
3. Low Social Status
3. Low Social Status
Despite being a necessary trade, tanning was considered a lowly and dishonorable job.
In some cases, tanners had difficulty finding spouses, as Jewish tradition discouraged marrying into the trade (Mishnah, Ketubot 7:10).
Peter is recorded as staying with the tanner for many days while he was in Joppa. The stench must have been horrible. Peter is the only disciple recorded as ever having went to the tanners house. Here in the home of this person who was looked down on, shunned, and isolated is where peter received his vision to not call any unclean that God has made clean. Peter the preacher of Pentecost staying at the home of an unclean, shunned, and isolated jew.
Did we change lessons? No. Judas Iscariot called Friend by Jesus as his last words to him. The disciples described him in not so glowing terms, but Jesus called him Friend.
Iscariot
No one knows for sure what Iscariot means. If you open your concordance it will most likely say that is it is related to Kerioth the supposed hometown of Judas. There are other definitions but in a lot of circumstances you have to find them by some in depth searching.
One of those definitions I will relate as follows. It is well know that Aramaic is the native tongue of the Jews during the time of the new testament. It is a mixture of Hebrew and more semitic languages. It is often considered to be a sister language with Hebrew. It can be even written in the Hebrew language.
In the Aramaic there is a word called "ishkarioth," meaning "dyer" or "tanner. John says that Judas bore the purse. The word used for purse came to mean a money bag or a small container for money. These were traditionally made out of ,You guessed it, tanned leather. This purse could have been made by Judas or a member of his family.
Suffering for crime
When someone commits a horrendous crime, a lot of suffering happens in hidden places. There often is no respite, no relief, and no comfort for this hidden suffering. It is horrible and it doesnt go away. It cant be discussed because it is taboo and will often generate redirected ill feelings if it is stated. The hidden suffering takes place in the nearest relatives of those that have committed a horrendous crime.
Judas is described one other way by one of the gospel authors. He is described as Judas Iscariot, which we have already determined could be "ishkarioth," meaning "dyer" or "tanner”, son of Simon. The tanner that Peter stayed with Simon the tanner or Simon ishkarioth.
Was this Judas father? We dont know. Did Judas father participate in an occupation that isolated he and his family, made them be looked down upon, and despised? Was this the Judas that Jesus chose as a disciple? Did Judas’ gamble isolate his family even further? Were their hearts heavy and tears frequent as they heard the news about the death of this great man that their son had betrayed?
Simon the tanner is mentioned only three times in the bible. One of those is Acts 9 43. Peter had just raised Dorcas from the dead and everyone around Joppa knew it and many believed in the Lord. Then this verse.
43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
Cornelius was told that Peter was lodging there. Peter was at the home of Simon. Could a relationship have been formed during the three years Peter and Judas followed Jesus as his disciples? Was Peter the one that originally travelled to Joppa to tell Simon that his son had passed? I dont know. However, the message of Pentecost had to have been relayed at some point and time. There were many believers at Joppa and Peter was a popular fellow after he had brought Dorcas back to life. yet he stayed with none of them. Simon the tanner.
The last 24 hours of the life of Jesus took many swings of emotion and chaos. Though all of the time that Jesus knew what was going on with Judas, he kept reaching for Judas. He reclined by him at the last supper, shared a sop with him, told him he knew what was happening and gave him a choice whatever you are going to do do quickly, told him before he was betrayed that he knew he was going to do it with a kiss. Despite Judas steamrolling over all of the chances given him by Jesus, the last thing that Jesus ever called him was FRIEND.
If Simon the tanner was Judas Iscariot’s father, I am sure that nothing that Peter could have said that would ever have made anymore difference, or had a greater impact on Simon the tanner was this news. Despite all that Judas had done, regardless of his reason for doing them, Jesus at the very end called him Friend. Perhaps the agony that topped off all of the sins of the world, the last bitter agony that Jesus saw with his own eyes, the agony that made him cry “My God, My God, Why has thou forsaken me” was watching one that he loved and that he knew loved him die.
It doenst matter what you, I or anyone else has done. Jesus still calls us Friend. The greatest salve on wounds caused by loved ones is knowing that God loved them to the end. He reaches out all the way til the end.
Some people in the church may call us betrayer, traitor, thief or any of many other titles but Jesus call us Friends. There will be some that embrace us in the middle of the isolation. Simon the tanner lived in isolation, stench, a viewed as unclean, but from a home of pain, isolation, and despair a revival can be launched that blows the church world’s mind just as it did back then.
Yes Jesus suffered in his last few hours. Yes Jesus bore all sins but regardless he loved til the end. Grief, anguish, tears, pain, Isolation, rejection can still be a conduit to success in Gods Kingdom. God loves everyone, even those that reject him time after time.
