Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 26:17-18

"Now on the first [day] of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples." — Matthew 26:17-18 (ASV)

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

See here the blending of Christ's humiliation and his Godhead.

The Master had no room of his own in which he could keep the passover. He did not even have a place to lay his head.

Yet such was his power that he only had to send messengers to someone he knew (though perhaps the man did not know him), and as soon as the message was delivered, the large upper room, furnished and prepared, was at once freely offered for the celebration of the supper. Jesus Christ, even in his lowest state, had the hearts of all men under his control.

How truly royal was Jesus of Nazareth even in His humiliation! He had no home of His own where He could “Keep the passover” with His disciples. He was soon to be put to a public and shameful death, yet He had only to send two of His disciples “into the city to such a man,” and the guest-chamber, furnished and prepared, was at once placed at His disposal.

He did not take the room by arbitrary force, as an earthly monarch might have done, but He obtained it by the diviner compulsion of almighty love. Even in His lowest estate, our Lord Jesus had the hearts of all men beneath His control. What power He has now that He reigns in glory!

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples.

How truly royal was Jesus of Nazareth even in his humiliation!

He had no home of his own in which he could "keep the Passover" with his disciples; he was soon to be put to a public and shameful death; yet he had only to send two of his disciples "into the city to such a man," and the guest-chamber, furnished and prepared, was at once placed at his disposal. He did not take the room by arbitrary force, as an earthly monarch might have done; but he obtained it by the diviner compulsion of almighty love.

Even in his lowest estate, our Lord Jesus had the hearts of all men beneath his control. What power he has now that he reigns in glory!

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

How truly royal was Jesus of Nazareth even in his humility! He had only to send two of his disciples into the city to such a man, and the guest chamber, furnished and prepared, was at once placed at his disposal. He did not take the room by arbitrary force, as an earthly monarch might have done; but he obtained it by the diviner compulsion of almighty love. Jesus knew something about this man that you and I do not know, so he said to his disciples: Just go and say to him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. Was he not himself a disciple?

I cannot say, but this I do know: that the Lord Jesus has a certain number who are willing to help his cause, even though as yet they hardly call themselves his disciples. I should think, however, that after this man had once had the Master and his disciples in his house, there must have been a blessing left behind, and he would want to become one of that goodly company. It is well, dear friend, that you are willing to have the prayer-meeting in your house; it is well that you will stand up on the side of truth, even if you have no share in it as yet, for maybe—and I hope the "maybe" will become a certainty—you will yet be one of Christ's disciples.