Yesterday we heard of Athaliah's seven year reign over Judah, of how Joash was saved from being killed, and of Jehoida's successful plot to end Athaliah's reign. Joash turned out to be sorta good, but disappointing at the end of his reign. And it is interesting to note that the people who worked on restoring the temple evidently had more integrity than the priests.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/2ki.13.nlt
I am conflicted as I read this psalm. I identify with Israel— especially at the time this was written. And I see how the Jews would feel the same way today. Yet, killing and violence brings only revenge and misery. We reap what we sow.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.129
John spends several chapters in the upper room, and this is the first. We hear the most complete account here about Judas, and only here do we find the story of Jesus washing the disciple's feet. This is another time where we see Jesus consciously acting out a parable for us. And because of that event, the interchange with Peter is more poignant, although John takes pity on Peter and does not include details of that conversation that are found elsewhere.
Translation notes:
2It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas[,b 0>>//son of Simon Iscariot,] to betray Jesus. [Judas was the son of (a man named) Simon from the village Carioth.]
8“No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!”
Jesus replied, “[PET: If I don't wash your feet, you're no longer My follower.///Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.]”
12After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was [showing you//doing]?
17[You ought to wash each other’s feet.] Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.
Repeating the thing Jesus wants them to do makes the last sentence more understandable. “Doing them” does not mean taking slaves or sending messages.
26Jesus responded, “It is the one to whom I give the bread I dip in the bowl.” And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon[, the man from Carioth// Iscariot].
31As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for [Me] the Son of Manh to enter into [my/his] glory, and God will be glorified because of [Me/him].
32And since [my Father, God,/God] receives glory because of [Me, his/the] Son,i he will soon [also] give glory to [Me/the Son].
36[0/Simon] Peter asked, “Lord, where are you going?”
And Jesus replied, “You can’t go with me now, but you will follow me later.”
https://www.bible.com/bible/68/jhn.13
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