The Passover Lamb: Mark 14:1-2
“1) Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him; 3) for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.”” Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬-‭2‬
Destiny was converging on Jerusalem. The Passover was at hand. In John 1:29, John the Baptist has introduced Jesus as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the people.”
The chief priest and the scribes were seeking to “seize to seize Him by stealth and kill Him.” (Mark 14:1) However, they wanted to avoid the festival, because they feared repercussions from the people.
Leadership was corrupt, but they had to play the game for the sake of public appearance. Soon events would expose them and force them into the middle of the spotlight and the public trial of Jesus.
They were about to fulfill the Passover which was the focus of Old Testament prophecy. (Read Isaiah 53 and Acts 2:22-24) They were key actors in a script written by Divine Providence. They could not change the Script. Human redemption was about to be fulfilled.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global

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