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Pieces of Silver
They traded away the Savior of the World, the Holy Son of God, the promised Messiah, for the price of a dead slave.
In Old Testament times, thirty pieces of silver was the value of a slave accidentally gored to death by an ox (Ex. 21 :32). The amount given to Zechariah is an intentional insult for the rejected shepherd, who was a pre-figure of the Messiah. In a prophetic fulfillment that occurred centuries later, that same sum of thirty pieces of silver was all it took for Judas to agree to hand over Jesus to the Pharisees. Such a paltry sum speaks of how lowly Jesus was viewed not only by Judas, but also by the chief priests. They traded away the Savior of the World, the Holy Son of God, the promised Messiah, for the price of a dead slave.
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The Winning Walk has created a unique collection of devotionals to help you remember some of the events surrounding the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus, and to lead you to worship God for the amazing sacrifice He made on our behalf. This is not a traditional rendering of the Stations of the Cross, but a fresh perspective on an ancient practice.
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