Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 17. I will then key in on verse 6 - Children's children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father. Friends, although I am not old (I don't think I will ever consider myself old), my grandchildren are very important to me. We have the honor of keeping four of our grandchildren today. Today is actually the 3rd of July (I record these podcasts two weeks prior to the date they will publish). The daycare was closed today, and my wife's daughter was unable to take the two younger kids there. So- we offered to keep them so that they could work remotely from home. Today, we will continue our study on Matthew's Gospel - looking specifically at Chapter 26. I began Chapter 26 on Thursday's podcast (if you want to listen to that prior to listening to this podcast). Today we will go over three passages of scripture - verses 17-25 where Jesus is preparing for and hosting the passover meal. This is where Jesus prophesies that one of the twelve will betray Him. All are shocked (probably except Judas). But in Matthew's gospel, Jesus literally tells Judas he is, indeed, the betrayer, and that it would have been better had he never been born. As we will soon find out, Judas very shortly will hang himself. We will then go over verses 26-30 - this is where Jesus institutes what we now refer to as communion (the Lord's Supper). Jesus sets the example for His disciples as to what they will one day do after He departs from them. I will close with verses 31-35 - these verses is where Jesus prophesies that Peter will deny Him (actually He tells all of them that they will scatter from Him this night - the culmination of a prophesy foretold in the Old Testament in the Book of Zechariah Chapter 13:verse 7. Call to action - Picture that you are with Jesus at the Last Supper. Picture what it would have been like if you were Judas (actually being the betrayer) or one of the other disciples (and wondering if it actually is you - although I'm sure none every thought they would do it). Suggested scripture reading: 1. Reread today's proverb, Proverb 17 in its entirety; 2. Reread the 26th chapter of Matthew's Gospel in its entirety
