The Sunday before the first Easter Sunday could have been the night that Simon held a dinner in Jesus’ honor in Bethany. John 12:1 says: Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead . The day of the week for this gets a little confusing since six days before Passover is either Friday or Saturday evening, two unlikely dates for a supper. What we do know is that Lazarus was there reclining at the table (after he had been resurrected from the dead!), and Martha was serving. This was the dinner where Mary, their sister, poured the expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. We don’t know it was Sunday for sure, but we do know that the Sunday before Easter Sunday everyone but Jesus had high hopes of the future and pretty much thought they knew what God was going to do in their new leader. ...
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