Wednesday in Holy Week (Spy Wednesday)
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Wednesday in Holy Week (Spy Wednesday)
In the New Testament account of Holy Week, after Palm Sunday, the Sanhedrin gathered and plotted to kill Jesus before the feast of the Passover. On the Wednesday before his death, Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper. As he sat at the supper table with his disciples, a woman named Mary anointed Jesus’ head and feet with a costly oil. The disciples were indignant, asking why the oil was not instead sold and the money given to the people lacking resources. Judas Iscariot wanted to keep the money for himself. After dinner, Judas went to the Sanhedrin and offered to deliver Jesus to them in exchange for money. From this moment on, Judas sought an opportunity to betray Jesus.
In reference to Judas Iscariot’s intent to betray Jesus, the church sometimes calls Wednesday in Holy Week as “Spy Wednesday.” The word spy, as used here, means “ambush, ambuscade, snare.” Additionally, among the disciples, Judas clandestinely was a spy and Wednesday was the day he chose to betray Jesus.
(Borrowed heavily from Wikipedia)
