John 12 talks about Mary anointing Christ's feet. But Matthew and Mark talk about the anointing of his feet. Many assume that these are the same instance and maybe miss translated, or just a different version of the same event. However John clearly says that the anointing takes place 6 days before pass over and Mark clearly says 2 days before the feast. So they are clearly two separate accounts. I for a long time have tried to figure out why he was anointed twice. Why his feet were anointed first and then his head anointed later. There had to be a reason. I had found so many symbols of the Passover fulfilled in Christ, I knew there had to be a reason for this one too.
I couldn't find instructions for the processing of the lambs for Passover. And then I stumbled upon it. The Passover lamb was a combination of all the sacrifices, so it had to meet all the requirements for the several different types of sacrifices. Burnt offerings were selected and their feet were anointed as part of the inspection process for their perfection. Scape goats were anointed on their head with the sins of the people before they were sent to the wilderness. Thus both requirements were fulfilled. His feet were anointed in preparation for the perfect offering, his head was anointed to prepare him to take him n the sins of the world.
Today we just a had a discussion of these events. I am open to ideas of activities or additional ideas for this day.
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