Thirty Pieces of Silver

"They weighed for my price thirty  pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty  pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. " 

                                                                      Zechariah 11:12,13

        

    

   

              The man who was with Jesus betrayed him for just thirty pieces of silver. The Lord Jesus Christ  disciple Judas Iscariot served Jesus for more than 3 years betrayed him. He ate with him , slept with him and even he walked with Jesus all over the places where Jesus had gone. Judas Iscariot  saw the lepers were healed , the blinds got vision, and the tongue of the dump sing by the mighty touch of Jesus. Judas Iscariot had seen the son of God's innumerable miracles. Eventhough he had seen miracles and served the Lord Jesus, his eyes and heart were looking for money, money and nothing less. He finally made a secret covenant with the chief priest and bargained  thirty pieces of silver to betray Jesus. "Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said  unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver." Matthew 26 :14,15. From that time onwards Judas Iscariot was waiting for the opportunity to betray Jesus Christ. He followed Jesus Christ sincerely as a disciple to put him in the hands of high priests. 

        The chief priests priced thirty pieces of silver for Jesus Christ. The price was fixed for the Holy Lamb. Jesus surrender himself to the cross. "HE is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." Isaiah 53:7. He never spoke a word and he meekly surrendered himself to the cross for us. The lamb was slayed for us on the cross. The son of man slayed for our sins. HE was betrayed and priced for thirty pieces of silver for our sins. When we earnestly come before the cross, the holy blood of the Lamb will surely clean our sins and burdens. The king of Kings and the Lord of Lords who created heaven and earth, men and women came to this world to deliver us form sin. HIS compassion and love for us is boundless. That is why he shed His blood for us. 

HE CARVED US ON HIS PALM.

"Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of  my hands; thy walls  are continually before me."

                                                                             Isaiah 49:14,15,16