Rev. Matt Ulmer, pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bishop, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 26:1-19.

The Gospel of Matthew has been pushing to this moment. Jesus has concluded His ministry of teaching and now enters into His time. Though the chief priests and elders think their plots can bring Jesus to an end, He goes to His passion, death, and resurrection willingly. He directs the events toward the fulfillment of the Scriptures. At the home of Simon the leper, an ordinary event becomes extraordinary when a woman anoints Jesus with very expensive ointment. Thinking only of the things of man, the disciples consider it a waste. Jesus calls them to the perspective of the things of God. This event has prepared Jesus for His burial. By her action, the woman has proclaimed that the most precious treasure is the salvation that Jesus is about to win. Although Judas uses it as the occasion to enter into a contract to betray his Lord, Jesus remains in control of all of the events of His passion, preparing for His Passover when He will give His life as the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world.

“All Righteousness Fulfilled” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that digs into the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The first evangelist proclaims Jesus to Jews and Gentiles alike as the fulfillment of God’s saving words and acts throughout the Old Testament. As the Christ in the line of David and Abraham, Jesus is the promised King who comes to bring sinners from every nation to live under His gracious reign.