"Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. (2) And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people."
We are now entering upon the most sublime, the most solemn and interesting subject which the mind of a truly regenerated child of God can possibly contemplate. It is indeed endeared to every heart. I have been always led to consider the wonderful events recorded in this chapter as of the tenderest nature, since the Lord brought me in any measure acquainted with himself. And at every renewed opportunity of going over the sacred contents, I would look up for renewed teachings of God the Holy Ghost, that I may discover somewhat increasingly precious to my view, in the person and offices of Jesus, that may render the subject increasingly interesting. Lord! I would say, shed those sweet influences in the present moment!
Of the Passover I have already had occasion to notice, Matthew 26:1. and shall again have somewhat further to offer as we enter upon it. But for the present I pass it by, in order to attend to what is related of Judas in the following verses.