The Plot to Kill Jesus Luke 22:1-6 --- Understanding thier Motivations & Hence their Plans

If we want to predict what will happen, it is best to understand the motivations and intentions of the stakeholders. Better, if you can get insiders to become your spies and feed you the information you need. These are the teachings of Sun Zi's Art of War and are clearly illustrated in this story about the betrayal of Jesus by Judas to the chief priests. Master these and be able to handle the situations in life.

Lessons:

• Intelligence collection is the key to any plan. The best source of information is an insider acting as a spy. This is a key teaching of Sun Zi's Art of War (Chapter 13 Spies). Otherwise, Garbage-in-Garbage-Out.
• It is important to do things secretly without attracting the attention of the enemy/people. It is another principle of the Art of War.
• Greed and Motivation (their desires) are the main forces to get people to become spies to betray their masters.
• What was the chief priests' motivation?
  • This Jesus was exposing the hypocrisies of the religious leaders and getting the wide support of the people threatens their influence over the people. He must be stopped.
  • This underscores the conflict between genuine spiritual leadership and the corruption that can arise from institutional power. It also shows how perceived threats to authority can provoke preemptive, often unethical actions.

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• What was Judas' motivation?
  • Judas thought that Jesus, the Messiah, would establish His kingdom and he could become an important official with power and wealth. But Jesus talked about His death. His hope was gone. He planned to make the best out of it.
  • This highlights the danger of misplaced expectations and the importance of aligning personal goals with broader mission values. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of disillusionment and greed.

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• Understanding the motivations and intentions of the stakeholders enables us to predict their plans and the future. It helps us to understand the changes and enable us to prepare for them.
• What is our motivation? What are our desires? Those are the areas where the devil and others that will get us to do evil or nasty things.