#22: “The Triumphal Entry”
SCRIPTURE: John 12:1-19
Jesus is on His way to his last Passover, which was just six
days away. He was visiting again in Bethany, the hometown of Mary,
Martha, and their brother Lazarus, whom He had raised from the
dead. But they are not at the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
This dinner is at the home of Simon, identified as “the leper.” Several
kinds of skin diseases were identified as “leprosy” in that day.
Whether Simon’s disease was past or present, we don’t know. Jesus
probably had healed him in past months. Martha was serving the
meal, and Jesus and Lazarus were “reclining at table” along with
Jesus’ disciples and others when