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The Chosen + BibleProject | Season 5 Reading Planنموونە

The Chosen + BibleProject | Season 5 Reading Plan

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The Status-averse Royal Priest
Kings sit elevated on thrones. Servants stay low to cook and clean. Priests wear robes that signal their honored position.
That’s the order people expect today, just as they did in Jesus’ world. His disciples’ shock when he tries to wash their feet shows how old and deep that mindset runs. We’re formed to think in terms of status—who’s high and who’s low.
In John’s gospel and the scene you just watched from The Chosen, the disciples (especially Peter) are stunned. God’s anointed king and royal priest wants to scrub dirt from their toes? It feels wrong, so they even try to strip him of the towel and basin to take over the dirty work themselves.
Their intentions are good, but their assumptions are off.
And once again, Jesus overturns expectations and reveals hidden lies.
The disciples have been deceived, conditioned to equate royalty—and priesthood, too—with the type of authority that achieves one’s will over-against others. They’ve seen only a type of leadership that’s dressed with great pomp—in glittering crowns, elegant robes, expensive suits. But Jesus, a divinely anointed king, removes his robe to grab a towel and kneel down to wash peoples’ feet.
Jesus’ actions challenge them: Will they cling to old ideas or open themselves up to something new? Could serving others be ruling?
Jesus isn’t only cleaning feet or acting as a servant; he’s also extending forgiveness, offering love, and setting an example. The Chosen imagines the moment he washes Judas’ feet, knowing that Judas will soon betray him. And Jesus does not hold it against him, requiring change before showing him love. He washes the feet of the man who will join the plot to drive nails through his own feet.
The disciples are baffled, even offended by Jesus’ action. But they must also feel a new sense of comfort: Jesus is redefining greatness.
By lowering himself, Jesus elevates this act to the highest form of priestly, royal service. The world’s ranking system tells us that greatness requires status. Jesus says otherwise.
He invites his disciples—and he invites us—to follow his lead. He empowers us as royal priests not to dominate, but to love and serve. In washing his disciples’ feet, he deconstructs their old categories and calls them to represent God by loving others, friends and enemies alike.

Reflection Questions
If Jesus were to do a similar act today in order to set the same example for our generation, what do you think he might do instead of foot-washing? What kinds of things do we think people in high offices or places of honor should not have to do?

Having watched the videos and studied the passages in this reading plan, how has your perspective on Jesus expanded or changed? If possible, carve out a few minutes to reflect on key takeaways and new questions you want to explore.

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The Chosen + BibleProject | Season 5 Reading Plan

The Chosen and BibleProject designed this plan to help individuals and groups reflect on the surprising identity of Jesus and the nature of the Kingdom of God, as presented in the gospels. This 7-day plan incorporates clips from season 5 of The Chosen, BibleProject animated videos, summaries, reflection questions, and Scripture readings. Choose this plan to explore themes like justice, prayer, status, and death in Jesus' final week in Jerusalem.

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