The Demise Of The Conniver Series

The Demise Of The Conniver Matthew 27:1-10

I. The Court / Case (27:1-2) Illegal trial; Sanhedrin

A. They Decided about Him (27:1) am came & they plotted

. Make their decisions appear legal; Mark 15:1

. Trial with death penalty; during the day, in Temple

. Luke 22:66-71; Reasserting charges & reaffirming penalty

B. They Disabled Him (27:2a) bound; John 18:12, 24

. Genesis 22:9, Isaac was bound / Psalm 118:27

. Alter of burnt offerings, E in the court outside Holy Place

C. They Directed Him (27:2b) led; brought

. Isaiah 53:7 - He was led as a lamb to the slaughter

. Leviticus 17:5 - animals led first - priest; Jesus to Caiaphas

D. They Delivered Him (27:2c) Matthew 20:19; Acts 3:13-15

II. The Catastrophe / Calamity (27:3-10) Tragedy of Judas

A. The Remorse (27:3) insufficient; Hebrews 12:15-17, Esau

. Profound guilt! Look what he experienced.

. Relationship with the incarnate God; Exposed to truth

. God’s love, compassion, power, kindness, forgiveness, grace

. Evidence of Jesus’ divinity, and the way of salvation.

. He resisted & rejected God’s truth, grace & the Son!

. Trapped in darkness & corruption of sin. Hard hearted!

. Aware of his wrong & Admitted his sin, BUT!

B. The Repentance (27:4) no change, didn’t seek forgiveness

. 2 Corinthians 7:10 - For godly sorrow produces repentance

leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of

the world produces death.

C. The Results (27:5) evidence of unbelief

1. The Silver cast down (27:5a)

2. The Suicide committed (27:5b) Deuteronomy 21:22-23

. John 6:70-71; 17:12 / Mac’s Notes

. Son of perdition = Judas’ destiny; eternal damnation

. Matthew 7:13; Acts 8:20; Romans 9:22

. Philippians 1:28; 3:19

. His defection was foreseen & foreordained in Scripture

. Psalm 41:9; 109:8; John 13:18

. Death does not relieve guilt. It makes it permanent.

. Matthew 8:12; 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30

. Mark 9:43-44

D. The Reaction (27:6-10) hypocritical, religious leaders

1. The Coins (27:6a) picked up

2. The Cost (27:6b) price of blood

3. The Consulting (27:7) parley

4. The Calling (27:8) pasture

5. The Completion (27:9-10) pleased; Zechariah 11:12-13

. The O.T. divided into the Law, the Writings & the Prophets

. Jeremiah was listed first by the rabbinical order

. The entire prophetical category was referred to Jeremiah

. Acts 1:16-20; Psalm 69:25; Deuteronomy 23:18