Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today's reading is really similar to yesterday's reading. We covered the first half

yesterday, so today we'll recap the last half. John's account of the Last Supper

includes a detail no other Gospels talk about, where Jesus

washes the disciples' feet.

This is the job of a servant or a slave to wash the filthy first century sandal-wearing feet.

Peter knows how humbling this is, so he tries to refuse it.

But Jesus is using this as an object lesson, and humility is one of the primary points,

so Jesus does it anyway. The other main point of the foot washing is to symbolize the way he

washes away our sins, which makes it so ironic that he does it even for Judas. But he clarifies

this point for us by telling us in verse 10 that Judas is not clean.

John tells us that Satan has already put it into Judas heart to betray Jesus.

This idea of Satan putting something into someone's heart is terrifying, right?

I've heard Tim Keller compare this to the strings of a grand piano.

If you open the back and sing a note, the string of that note will vibrate.

You can play the piano without even touching it just by communicating of that's what Satan does to our flesh, he sings to that's what Satan does to our

flesh, he sings to our strings in a way that engages our sin nature. If we know our weak spots, we can be on guard

against this, but Judas wasn't. He resonated with Satan's plan. Then he made the agreement

with the officials, and here at dinner is where John says Satan entered into Judas

Judas succumbs to temptation

Still Jesus trusts the Father's plan. He doesn't take matters into his own hands. He doesn't put Judas in a chokehold

while he has the chance. He knows that evil must play out its role, but that what the

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