The Anointing

The Passion Week portrays many characters who fail to understand the events that were about to unfold in Jesus’ life. This includes Jesus’ own disciples who were unable to come to terms with the cross. In the midst of all that, Matthew presents to us an unlikely person who models the life of a disciple and grasps the implications of Jesus’ impending death. This unnamed woman in Matthew 26 anoints Jesus as a prophetic act that confirms His upcoming death.