Money Thrown in Temple

This lesson explores how Zechariah 11:13 connects to Jesus.

📘 Payne ✓📚 Edersheim ✓📖 McDowell ✓

Old Testament

Zechariah 11:13

And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the LORD.

New Testament

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

Scholar Credits

📘 Payne ✓📚 Edersheim ✓📖 McDowell ✓

J. Barton Payne

Payne #47 — Zech 11:12–13

Thirty pieces thrown to potter; same passage as L14, second half of the fulfillment

Alfred Edersheim

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX

Continuation of Zech 11 Messianic discourse; potter's field in Rabbinic sources

Josh McDowell

The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict • #35 Money Thrown into God's House

Thrown (not placed) into the temple — Matt 27:5 exact fulfillment; also #36 Price Given for Potter's Field

Quick Check

Part 1 - Multiple Choice

Which Old Testament reference connects to this lesson?

Part 2 - Fill In The Blank

Fill in the blank: The New Testament fulfillment for this lesson is ____.

Why This Matters

Not only was the betrayal price foretold, but Zechariah also described what would happen to the money: it would be thrown to the potter at the house of the Lord. Matthew records that Judas, overcome with remorse, flung the silver coins into the temple. The chief priests then used the money to buy a potter's field—fulfilling every detail of the ancient prophecy.

Reflection

Jesus, in seasons of rejection, keep my eyes on Your kingdom and my spirit steady in grace.