John 13:12-17
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When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them.
Even in the act of humility, Jesus, the Master Teacher, began to teach.
This question is asked but we have no response. Why?
Jesus asked this not expecting an answer, but to get their attention to His own answer. The cleansing had taken place. Now, the Master began to teach why the cleansing was necessary and the attitude in which the cleansing took place.
The Rabbi was following the precepts of the teaching that had been taught throughout the Jewish history. Christ saw it fit to explain the signs and sacrifices that were made.
And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’
“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am.
Teacher in the Greek is didaskalos. We see throughout the gospels that this is what the disciples called Him. He was addressed as Rabbi by John’s disciples in , Nicodemus (3:2), and teacher by the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law (8:4). Martha called Him teacher (11:28) and Mary Magdalene called Him Rabbi (20:16).
Jesus was aware the disciples called Him teacher. They also addressed Him as Lord. The word used is kyrios. We see it used several times as a respectful term meaning “sir.” This was used by people who did not realize yet who He was: the Samaritan Woman, the royal official (4:49) the invalid at the Pool of Bethesda (5:7), the crowds (6:34), the woman caught in adultery (8:11), the blind man (9:36) and Mary Magdalene (20:15).
He was also called Lord as something much more than a title of respect and as one that deserved obedience.
When Jesus says you call me Teacher and Lord, He is indicating that the disciples were not only showing respect and obedience, but they should model that which they had been taught. He is our Redeemer and Savior. He is our Teacher, our Master and our Instructor.
We call Him such because in reality He is and we should be delighted to do so.
Calling Him Master and Teacher is an obligation to receive and do His instruction.
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
John 12:14
There as some that have taken this quite literally. St. Ambrose did ans so made it the practice of the church in Milan.
makes reference to washing one’s feet as one of the good deeds of widows. This is the only other place in the NT that makes a reference to washing of the feet.
and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
Some churches made it a practice that was part of their regular worship and it became meaninglessness and done for show.
From a figurative standpoint, it is a point of instruction to be willing to serve others in humility.
He mocks proud mockers
but gives grace to the humble.
Jesus is saying to follow His example. How do we do this?
I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
A great teacher teaches by a great example.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
We see the admonition continued also in :
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
1 Timothy 4:1
Profound truths are often communicated more through emotion and sensory experience than any other means.
How have you learned the example of Jesus through someone else?
I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
We are not greater than the Lord.
“A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the members of his household!
A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Jesus emphasized this also in :
Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Knowledge is one thing. However, knowledge that produces action is a great opportunity. The blessing comes not in knowing but in the doing.
Sounds like another of Jesus’ parables:
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Matthew 7:
Luke 6:47-49
I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
What are you building on?