Title: Mary's Consecration/John 12:1-8
1. Who is Mary?
The name Mary appears many times in the New Testament. Jesus' mother
There will be several others besides Leah. Mary Magdalene possessed seven demons.
was the first woman to have met the Lord of the Resurrection as a woman healed by Jesus.
This is Maria. There is also Mary, the mother of James and Joses. Jesus
This is the woman who stood by the cross when he was crucified. John Mark's
I have a mother, Maria. The incident of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost in this house of Mary
When this happened, about 120 people gathered together to pray. Glover's wife
There is also Maria. This woman was also the woman who stood by the cross of Jesus.
is.
And the woman in the text is Mary of Bethany. his older brother
is Lazarus. Four days after Jesus died Lazarus, he smelled
But when he said, “Lazarus, come out,” he came out of the tomb.
I did. Maria's older sister is Martha.
At the feet of Jesus, Mary was nicknamed “the woman at her feet.”
She was a woman who respected, obeyed, and loved the Lord to the point of boiling her head.
All.
In Luke 10, as Jesus was on his way, he went into a field in a village.
A woman named Martha welcomed her into her home. don't tell him
There was a brother named Lia, who sat at the feet of the Lord and listened
All. Martha was busy with her preparations. come to jesus
Go and say, "Lord, do you not think of my brother leaving me to work alone?
how? Command me to help me.” At this time, Jesus
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but a few
But at least one thing is enough. Maria chooses this good side
It will not be taken away" (see Luke 10:39-42).
In John 11, when Jesus heard that Lazarus was ill,
A few days later, Lazarus of Bethany found a home. oh jesus
When she heard that Jesus was looking for Mary, Mary went to see Jesus.
When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet and said, "The Lord
Had he been there, my brother would not have died.” Jesus said.
When you saw Mary and the Jews with her weeping,
He was grieved in his heart, and with pity he stood before the tomb of Lazarus.
He shed tears (see John 11:28-35).
In today's reading, we can see that Mary sat at Jesus' feet and
He poured perfume on his feet.
Putting all of these things together, Mary of Bethany revered Jesus and
A woman who loves to listen to His words, loves Jesus, and devoted herself to Jesus.
It can be seen as an
Today's reading is this. Jesus with his disciples
Six days before the Passover, that is, six days before Jesus was crucified.
He went to a village called Bethany, not far from Jerusalem. Right away
Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, lived. I
At Sarah's home, a feast was held for Jesus and his disciples. Yes
It seems that Jesus had a feast because he raised Lazarus from the dead.
All. The dead man was raised to life, and Lazarus and his family
Everyone would have been happy. Locals were also invited here.
will be Maria's sister, Martha, was a good cook.
So I was preparing food. And Lazarus with Jesus
They were sitting and talking while serving as the hostess of the family.
It was at this time that Mary anointed Jesus' feet with the most expensive perfume.
It happened that he washed his feet with the hair of the flag.
2. How did Mary dedicate herself?
We take a closer look at Mary's devotion in this event.
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1) The material was given.
This perfume was extremely expensive. 300 denarii in value
Inna Naga was an expensive perfume. It was nard perfume. Nad is from India
As a plant, it refers to the precious perfumed oil produced there. It was pure. end
It's not a weave, it's not a mix of anything else. In the Gospel of Mark, this precious
It is said that the oil was brought into the alabaster. When you originally bought it, you
, brought in sealed. And he broke the alabaster and poured perfume
It was all blown up.
The alabaster has a round body and a long and slender neck.
To get rid of it, cut off the neck of this bottle.
You gave so generously and generously. The most precious hand that came to your house
I poured perfume for you as a sign of love and respect.
Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21).
You did. Where there is material, there is the mind. Where wealth is
There is a sound. Wealth is precious. So Jesus said.
“No one can serve two masters.
arrogant, or perhaps they cherish one, and despise the other. you with God
You cannot serve with wealth” (Matthew 6:24).
2) I gave my body.
Mary anointed Jesus' feet with perfume and washed his feet with her hair.
is.
In Jewish custom, it was considered a disgrace for women to shave their hair.
is. Mary loosened these precious hairs and used them to wash Jesus' feet.
Washed. This can be seen as an act that exalts Jesus and humbles himself.
There is.
Giving our bodies as a sign of devotion is very important.
Romans 12:1 says, “Therefore, brethren, in all the mercy of God, I
I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God.
la. This is your spiritual worship.”
3) I gave my heart.
It's about giving your heart to love the Lord. because I loved the Lord so much
He generously gave what he loved the most, what he cherished the most.
will be
The words of the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 record:
"Hear, O Israel. The LORD our God is the only LORD; you
to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength
Rang Hara."
This is what loving God is. Maria like this
Consecrate to the Lord with all your soul, with all your soul, and with all your strength
I was god.
We must imitate this kind of devotion of Mary.
3. How did you respond to Mary's dedication?
Even when looking at exactly the same thing or event, you can think and judge the opposite way.
You can also do
Example:
In the book of Pastor Campbell Morgan, when a miser and a prodigal man sees a coin
There is a story that expresses each feeling. The miser is where the coin is
Says it looks flat to keep it still, and the prodigal is where the coins go.
They say it's round so I can roll.
According to the point of view of the beholder, the feeling and thinking about wealth are different.
There is a story like this in the Talmud. the enemy's army
besieged the The general of the army opened fire on the besieged villagers.
“We will take all the men as our captives and make them our slaves,” he says.
All. But all the women will be released, leaving the village, but each
You may take only one treasure that you cherish and go out.” in this way
Each woman carries a precious object, such as a gold ring or a silver spoon.
went out However, one woman, with her weak body, carried a huge bundle.
It was carrying out. Those who were interrogating found that there was a man inside.
was heard “Who is this person?” “It’s my husband.”
The woman answers. “Why are you breaking the order? I told you to take the treasure
Why are you carrying people out?”
At that time, the woman replied, “My husband is my most precious treasure.”
The general was moved by this woman's wisdom and killed her husband.
allowed to go
I say.
1) Judas Iscariot's reaction
“Why is this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?
did you?” He said this because he was thinking of the poor.
No, I'm a thief, so I'm in charge of the money box and steal what's in it.
I did. 300 denarii is equivalent to an average worker's annual income.
amount. If you calculate 100,000 won per day, it is equivalent to 30 million won.
you should see it as
2) Jesus' response
Verses 7-8, “Jesus said, “Leave him alone for the day of my burial.
let this be The poor are always with you, but I always
There will not be,” he said.
The same is recorded in the Gospel of Mark as follows:
In Mark 14:6-9, "Jesus said to him, "Be still, why are you harassing him?
He has done a good thing for me. the poor always
With you, I can help whenever I want, but I
I will not always be with you. With all his might he anointed my body with perfume
I poured out and prepared my burial in advance. Truly I say to you
Wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done
to commemorate him.”
Jesus said that Mary's anointing of perfume was not reprehensible.
No. You have done a good deed for the Lord. for the burial of the Lord
It was said to have been prepared in advance. The poor are always together
Helping is something you can do at any time, but the Lord is always with them.
He said he would not be with me. For Maria, the only life
That was one chance. Mary gives the Lord a one-time chance
that you have done a good job for Jesus went on and on
Wherever the gospel is preached, what this Mary has done will be told
You asked me to commemorate you. She became a woman to be commemorated forever. Lord
Those who have dedicated themselves to this will become those who are forever remembered.
is.
Jesus once saw people putting money into treasury boxes in the temple.
you said Many rich people put in a lot, but one poor widow puts in two leptons,
I saw you put Godrant in it. Jesus said to his disciples
All. “Truly I say to you, this poor widow
I put in more than everyone else. We all put it out of our abundance
And this widow, out of her poverty, put in all that she had, the
It was called you (Mark 12:41-44).
Jesus saw the poor widow doing her best to donate.
will be
In the wilderness of Bethsaida, 5,000 people ate and there were twelve baskets left.
Five loaves and two fish, the equivalent of a boy's lunch box
It is a miracle that happened because Jesus had
is.
According to the 17th chapter of 1 Kings in the Old Testament, there was a place called Zarephath in the days of Elijah.
There was a widow who lived. The widow of Zarephath had her last handful of flour
He served Elijah with a little bit of oil left in the bottle
From then on, God gave the widow of Zarephath's cask no flour, and
It is said that the name did not disappear (1 Kings 17:8-16).
God accepts our dedication and rewards us with something better.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9 gives a lesson about giving.
“This is that whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
that is to say Let each one do just as he has decided in his heart;
Do not be lazy, for God loves a cheerful giver. God
He is able to make all grace abound toward you, because you
always having all sufficiency so that every good work may abound.
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