Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The
Lord Jesus: Remembered For All Time, The Woman Who Anointed
Jesus.
Bible
Text – The Prophecy:
Matthew 26:6-13 KJV
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in
the house of Simon the leper,
7 There came unto Him a woman having
an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His
head, as He sat at meat.
8 But when His disciples saw it,
they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have been
sold for much, and given to the poor.
10 When Jesus understood it, He said
unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work
upon Me.
11 For ye have the poor always with
you; but Me ye have not always.
12 For in that she hath poured this
ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there
shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of
her.
Mark 14:1-9 KJV
1 After two days was the feast of
the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the
scribes sought how they might take Him by craft, and put Him to
death.
2 But they said, Not on the feast
day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the house
of Simon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an
alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake
the box, and poured it on His head.
4 And there were some that had
indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the
ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for
more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And
they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why
trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on Me.
7 For ye have the poor with you
always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but Me ye have
not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she
is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever
this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also
that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
John 12:1-8 KJV
1 Then Jesus six days before the
passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead,
whom He raised from the dead.
2 There they made Him a supper; and
Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with
Him.
3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment
of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped
His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the
ointment.
4 Then saith one of His disciples,
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray Him,
5 Why was not this ointment sold for
three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6 This he said, not that he cared
for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare
what was put therein.
7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone:
against the day of My burying hath she kept this.
8 For the poor always ye have with
you; but Me ye have not always.
Kings
And Priests Of God Were Anointed:
Leviticus 8:12
KJV (Moses anoints Aaron the priest.)
And he poured of the anointing oil
upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
I
Samuel 10:1 KJV (Samuel
anoints Saul.)
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and
poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because
The Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance?
I Samuel
16:11-13 KJV (Samuel anoints David.)
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are
here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest,
and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send
and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in.
Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly
to look to. And The Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and
The Spirit Of The Lord came upon
David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
I Kings 19:16
KJV (Elijah anoints Jehu, and Elisha.)
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt
thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of
Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
(See also: Luke
7:36-50 KJV)
Bible
Text – The Fulfillment:
John 19:38-42 NLT (The Burial of
Jesus)
38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea,
who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish
leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body.
When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.
39 With him came Nicodemus, the man
who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds
of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.
40 Following Jewish burial custom,
they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen
cloth.
41 The place of crucifixion was near
a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before.
42 And so, because it was the day of
preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at
hand, they laid Jesus there.
ACTS
OF KINDNESS REMEMBERED:
Matthew 25:34-40 KJV
34 Then shall The King say unto them
on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungered, and ye
gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger,
and ye took Me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was
sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer
Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or
thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and
took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in
prison, and came unto thee?
40 And The King shall answer and say
unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.
Acts 9:36 KJV
Now there was at Joppa a certain
disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas:
this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
I Thessalonians 1:3 KJV
Remembering without ceasing your
work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord
Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Revelation 2:2,3 KJV (The church
at Ephesus.)
2 I know thy works, and thy labor,
and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil:
and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not,
and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience,
and for My name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.
As Christians, we are encouraged to
perform good works, not that good works bring about salvation because they
do not, only our dear Lord, has done that and He alone!
Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
The Gift Of God (The Lord Jesus):
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
Acts 4:12 KJV
Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Our
Good Works Glorify God And Will Be Remembered:
Matthew 5:16 KJV
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
I Timothy 6:18
KJV
Tell them to use their money to do
good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in
need, always being ready to share with others.
Titus 2:7 NLT
And you yourself must be an example
to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do
reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.
Hebrews 10:24
NLT
Let us think of ways to motivate one
another to acts of love and good works.
James 2:17,18
CEV
17 Faith that doesn’t lead us to
do good deeds is all alone and dead!
18 Suppose someone disagrees and
says, “It is possible to have faith without doing kind deeds.”
I would answer, “Prove that you
have faith without doing kind deeds, and I will prove that I have
faith by doing them.”
I Peter 2:12 KJV
Having your conversation honest
among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as
evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold,
glorify God in the day of visitation.
Revelation 14:13
KJV
And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in
The Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith
The Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do
follow them.
Jesus was in
Bethany, His favorite place to stay, with Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
Some believe that
Simon, was either the father of Lazarus, or the husband of Martha,
and someone who Jesus had healed of leprosy.
Matthew 26:6 KJV
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in
the house of Simon the leper,
Mary anointed Jesus
with a costly “ointment of spikenard very precious,” and
fragrant.
And Jesus said...
Matthew 26:13
KJV
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever
this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall
also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Mary's costly
sacrifice, to The Lord, whom she loved, will indeed be remembered
forever.
It begs the
question dear friend, just what costly sacrifice at life's end, will
we be able to say, we have given to The Master?
I Wonder Have I
Done My Best For Jesus
I wonder have I
done my best for Jesus,
Who died upon the
cruel tree?
To think of His
great sacrifice at Calvary!
I know my Lord
expects the best from me.
How many are the
lost that I have lifted?
How many are the
chained I’ve helped to free?
I wonder, have I
done my best for Jesus,
When He has done so
much for me?
The hours that I
have wasted are so many
The hours I’ve
spent for Christ so few;
Because of all my
lack of love for Jesus,
I wonder if His
heart is breaking too.
I wonder have I
cared enough for others,
Or have I let them
die alone?
I might have helped
a wand’rer to the Savior,
The seed of
precious Life I might have sown.
No longer will I
stay within the valley
I’ll climb to
mountain heights above;
The world is dying
now for want of someone
To tell them of the
Savior’s matchless love.
How many are the
lost that I have lifted?
How many are the
chained I’ve helped to free?
I wonder, have I
done my best for Jesus,
When He has done so
much for me?
Ensign Edwin
Young
Luke 12:33,34
NLT
33 “Sell your possessions and give
to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And
the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure
will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.
34 Wherever your treasure is, there
the desires of your heart will also be.
