Oil for Burial
During a dinner hosted in Jesus’ honor, Mary wiped Jesus' feet with high-quality, expensive, scented oil and with her hair. Martha served while Lazarus reclined nearby. Some would point out that expensive oil poured over the head of a king was the common practice, but poured on the feet and wiped with hair was extremely rare. Mary expressed a deep sense of humility to honor whom she knew as the King and Messiah. Although it was true that Jesus reigned as God, the act of Mary, according to Jesus, was to prepare Him for burial. When the Israelites were in Egypt, they killed a lamb and painted the blood on the top and side of their doors so that judgment would pass over their house. Jesus was about to die as the perfect sacrifice where all who genuinely believe shall be saved.
