“An extravagance”!  “A wasteful extravagance”!

You can almost hear Judas’ voice shouting out these words in Lazarus’ home that day, six days before Jesus would walk to his death.

He was angry. He was beyond livid!

Posturing as the “ethical disciple,” he verbally pummeled Mary with vitriol, claiming that the alabaster jar of nard (otherwise known as Spikenard) that she had bought could have been sold for somewhere around 300 denarii. Instead, she had broken and dumped the entire jar over Jesus’ feet, so much so, that the entire house was thick with the heavy perfume and would be for weeks or months to come.

An “extravagant” cost! And now her “extravagant impulse” had “robbed” their ministry treasury of their ability to “give to the poor”!

You can also hear the sarcastic sneer from John as he ass…