THE WOMAN WHO ANOINTED JESUS IN SIMON'S HOUSE

 *05/07/2023*


*MID WEEK SERVICE*


THEME:

*UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE*


TOPIC:

*THE WOMAN WHO ANOINTED JESUS IN SIMON'S HOUSE*


Text:

Luke 7:36-50


A meal with a religious figure in the ancient world was arranged so that the invited guest was at the main table while others were along the outside wall of the room listening to the conversation.

The woman's sin is not specified. This woman is not Mary Magdalene of Luke 8:2 since in that passage she is introduced as a new figure. The woman's anointing of Jesus was in response to Jesus ' message of compassion for sinners.

Luke 7:41-43, 50

An alabaster flask was made of soft stone to preserve the quality of the precious and expensive perfume. There is humility and devotion in the woman's act of service, as well as a great deal of courage, as she performed the deed in front of a crowd that knew her as a sinner. Although the woman does not say a word in the entire account, her actions speak volumes about her contrite heart.

The Pharisee doubted Jesus' credentials because He associated so openly with sinners. Jesus ' association with sinners is a prominent theme in the book of Luke. A Pharisee would reject such associations.

Jesus' reply indicates that *He knew the reputation of the woman, but was more interested in what the woman could become through the grace of God*

Jesus often compared sin to a monetary debt. A denarius was a day's wage for a basic laborer, so five hundred denarii was approximately the wages of one and a half years.

Jesus' point is that the amount of love showered on the Savior will be in direct proportion with one's sense of the gravity of the sins that the Savior has forgiven. The woman knew she had been forgiven much, and as a result she would love much.

Jesus contrasted the actions of the woman with the actions of the Pharisee Simon, implying that the woman knew more about forgiveness than Simon.

Luke 7:47

Jesus confirmed that the love of the woman, which was visible in her actions toward Jesus, had come from being forgiven.

The grumbling over Jesus' declaration concerning forgiveness indicates that at least some people in the audience rejected His authority.

Faith is the human channel for receiving God's gifts.

Ephesians 2:8, 9.


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