1. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces Lessons Learned From Those Who Held Them

2. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces What Was Their Worth? The price paid for a gored slave Ex 21:32 The equivalent of four month’s wages for a common day-laborer The price of treachery Mt 26:14-16

3. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces How Powerful Were They? Powerful enough to bring Judas into league with ungodly men Jn 1:14 Jn 20:30-31 How could he ignore all he had seen, heard? Money still has a similar pull on disciples today cp. 1 Tim 6:10 1 Cor 15:33

4. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces How Powerful Were They? Powerful enough to help Judas ignore Jesus’ warning Mt 26:20-25 Jn 13:26-27 12:6 Mt 26:14 We can be as guilty today in ignoring the Scripture’s warnings about money cp. Eccl 2:18 1 Tim 6:10, 17

5. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces How Powerful Were They? Powerful enough to influence him to betray innocent blood cp. Deut 27:25 Money can lead us into doing the “unthinkable,” that which we would not ordinarily do cp. Lk 15:13-15

6. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces How Deceitful Were They? In such deceit is where riches have their power cp. Mt. 13:22 1 Tim 6:17 Deceitful enough that they couldn’t buy back what Judas had sold cp. Mt 16:25-26

7. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces How Deceitful Were They? Deceitful enough that they couldn’t silence Judas’ conscience Mt. 27:3, 5 There is no guarantee a “turned-off” conscience will remain that way cp. 1 Tim 4:2 Eccl 3:11 Rom 2:14

8. The Infamous 30 Silver Pieces Conclusion Judas’ attempts to return them isn’t the end of their story Ironically, in the end, they were unwanted by all Mt 27:6-7 This emphasizes the deceit of materialism and its worthlessness in reality