Here is something I find interesting.
Jesus told his apostles to buy swords, but then he said three is enough, why?
It was not in his plan that any of the apostles be killed or taken.
We can imagine what may have happened if all of the apostles had of been armed, they would have been too confident and there would have been a big fight.
Some of the apostles could have been killed and maybe Jesus would not have been arrested.
What if they never had any swords? if there had been no one armed they would have all been taken and most likely all hanged on a cross.
By the apostles just having three swords they were not really that confident but since they did have three swords the other side were also not that confident and were willing to just take Jesus and let the others go.
“Jesus told his apostles to buy swords, but then he said three is enough, why?”
I think because it was just a symbolic gesture. He was to be “counted among the transgressors”, was the prophecy, and if you look at the Hebrew word used in Isaiah for “transgressor” it carries the sense of “rebel”. In fact, that was one of the accusations laid against Jesus, that he was instigating a revolt against the Roman authorities. Well, you can’t very well be a rebel if you don’t have any weapons.