Mary Of Bethany
Mary of Bethany
Mary of Bethany - HER NAME MAY MEAN
“Bitterness”
| HER CHARACTER: | Mary appears to have been a single woman, totally devoted to Jesus. The gospel portrays her, by way of contrast with her sister, Martha, as a woman of few words. As Jesus neared the time of his triumphal entry into Jerusalem prior to Passover, she performed a gesture of great prophetic significance, one that offended Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. |
| HER SORROW: | She wept at the tomb of her brother, Lazarus, and must have experienced great sorrow at the death of Jesus. |
| HER JOY: | To have done something beautiful for Christ. |
| KEY SCRIPTURES: | Matthew 26:6 – 13; Mark 14:3 – 9; Luke 10:38 – 42; John 11:1 – 12:11 |
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