Thaddaeus and Judas Iscariot

11/04/22 • 20 min

We are rounding out the last of the OG 12 of Jesus' crew: Thaddaeus and Judas Iscariot

Thaddaeus: name means" large hearted or courageous" (may be the author of Jude)
Scripture References:
Jesus family didn't believe (follow) Him John 7:1-5 / Mark 3:21- Acts 1:14-Jesus family does come to believe

Reflection Question:
How would you react/feel if someone else got credit for your accomplishments?
Articles on authorship of Jude: https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/who-wrote-jude

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Jude/ Judas = He shall be praised (meaning in Hebrew)
Iscariot - men of Kerioth
1st mentioned Matthew 10: 4

Scripture References:
Kerioth (Joshua 15:25-city listed in inheritance) / (Jeremiah 48: 24 "judgement has come upon the plain country) / (Jeremiah 48: 41 the city is taken and set at odds against the Lord) / (Amos 2: 2 city listed as devoured by God's fire in judgement)

Jesus anointed with oil story:
John 12:3-8 & Mark 14: 3-9

Account of Judas' betrayal: John 13 & 18 / Luke 22 / Matthew 26: 14.25, 47-50 / Mark 14:10-21, 43-46

Accounts of plot to kill Jesus: John 11:45-53 / Luke 22:1-2 / Matthew 26:1-5 / Mark 14:1-2

Demonic influence on Judas: John 6:70 "Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”
John 13: 2

God hardens Pharoah's heart Exodus 9:12

Reflection questions:
What would your legacy of faith be?
Could you sit at a table with someone you know will or has hurt you deeply?

Psalm 23:5-6 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
article references about free will: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/did-john-calvin-believe-in-free-will/

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/watershed-differences-between-calvinists-and-arminians

my website: https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com/podcast

We are rounding out the last of the OG 12 of Jesus' crew: Thaddaeus and Judas Iscariot

Reflection Question:
How would you react/feel if someone else got credit for your accomplishments?
Articles on authorship of Jude: https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/who-wrote-jude

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Jude/ Judas = He shall be praised (meaning in Hebrew)
Iscariot - men of Kerioth
1st mentioned Matthew 10: 4

Jesus anointed with oil story:
John 12:3-8 & Mark 14: 3-9

Account of Judas' betrayal: John 13 & 18 / Luke 22 / Matthew 26: 14.25, 47-50 / Mark 14:10-21, 43-46

Accounts of plot to kill Jesus: John 11:45-53 / Luke 22:1-2 / Matthew 26:1-5 / Mark 14:1-2

Demonic influence on Judas: John 6:70 "Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”
John 13: 2

God hardens Pharoah's heart Exodus 9:12

Reflection questions:
What would your legacy of faith be?
Could you sit at a table with someone you know will or has hurt you deeply?

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/watershed-differences-between-calvinists-and-arminians

my website: https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com/podcast

Previous Episode

Witness- Common Ground

Witness- Common Ground
Observations:
Jesus chose unlikely people
Jesus wasn't afraid of difficult relationships

Jesus Christ is the common ground that can overcome barriers

Heart check questions: If you made a list of the people you talk to (or in relationships with) in a given week or month, what would it look like? Are they the same socioeconomic class as you? Life stage, race, age?
Is your fear of others really coming from a knowledge of self

Do you fear judgement because you judge people when they share with you?
Did my opinion about my friend's character change after they shared with me?
Do I act differently towards them after hearing their story?

1 Peter 3:18 - For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit

Be the change you want to see - Be the one to trust

https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com/
Next up: Thaddeus/Judas
Matthias/Paul

Next Episode

Matthias and Paul

Jesus' crew has given us more information to see Jesus' character rightly. Hopefully this has been a time, not simply to accumulate facts, but the fall even more in love with our Savior!
Matthias
1st mention Acts 1:23 - name means "gift of God"

Acts 1:15-26 account of replacing Judas

Reflection Questions
Is there a place in your life where God is asking you to take on more responsibility? What does it look like when you need to make a big decision?
Have you ever watched your friends get what you always wanted?

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Paul
Saul- Hebrew form meaning "desired"
Paul - Greek form meaning "small or little"
epistles "letter"
1st mention: Acts 7:58
Paul's self-description: Acts 22:3-4
Acts 8:3- paul described as ravaging the church
Paul's conversation
Acts 9: 1-19 / Acts 22: 6-211 Acts 26: 12-18

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Reflection question: Has there been a time when you changed your mind and it cost you?

https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com