Matthew 27:7 Meaning and Explanation
“And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.”
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What Does Matthew 27:7 Mean?
Deciding what to do with money they will not keep, the priests purchase a potter's field, a plot perhaps already worked out for its clay, to serve as a burial ground for strangers and the poor who die in Jerusalem.
The very silver paid to take a life is spent on a place of burial, a quiet irony woven through the scene. Without intending it, the leaders provide a resting place for outsiders, for those without family or land. The price of the Savior's blood, even in its misuse, opens ground for the stranger, hinting at the wide welcome His death would purchase for all who are far off.
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What does Matthew 27:7 mean?
With the returned silver the priests buy a field to bury foreigners.