RC Sproul: Expediency and Extravagance, John 11.45-12.8 (31:04)
Sproul here deals with the after events of Lazarus’ resurrection. John 11.2 makes an interesting reference (to the future) when it identifies Mary with something she does in chapter 12.
It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
Mary’s response to Jesus’ love was in kind. She pours a costly ointment on his feet and washes them with her hair. The cost of the ointment was roughly a year’s worth of wages. In any economic bracket, that’s an enormous sum of money. It was a reflection of her gratitude and love for Jesus in response to his love for her.