Text: John 19:31-42<\/p>\n
I. It was the preparation day, the 14th<\/sup> of the month, the day before the Passover celebration<\/p>\n A. On this day, the lamb was slain for the feast.<\/p>\n B. Since the Passover was a holy day, it was referred to as a Sabbath day, since no\none could work that day (Numbers 28:16-18)\n C. Since it was a holy day, no burial (work) could be done and nothing unclean\n(touching the dead).\n D. Hence, the soldiers went to speed up the death of the criminals on the cross by\nbreaking their legs.\n 1. However, Jesus’ legs were not broken since he was already dead.<\/p>\n a. This fulfilled prophesy that no bone of Jesus would be broken –\nPsalm 34:20\n 2. To insure that Jesus was really dead, a solider thrust his spear into Jesus’\nside. Blood mix with water poured out of the wound showing that Jesus\nhad already died of heart failure.\n a. This fulfills the prophecy that he was pierced – Zechariah 12:10<\/p>\n 3. John solemnly swore that he witnessed this event.<\/p>\n a. It was important to establish that Jesus was truly dead, otherwise\nlater events would not be as wondrous.\n II. Joseph and Nicodemus came to Pilate asking for the body of Jesus<\/p>\n A. Both were members of the council – Luke 23:50-51<\/p>\n B. Both followed Jesus, but secretly because they feared the other Jews<\/p>\n C. When Pilate was asked for the body, he had the centurion testify to his death –\nMark 15:43-45\n D. They had the body bound according to their burial customs<\/p>\n 1. About 100 pounds of myrrh and aloes was used.<\/p>\n 2. The body was wrapped in linen cloth<\/p>\n 3. The women helped in the preparation and so also served as witnesses –\nLuke 23:55\n E. They placed Jesus in a hewn grave.<\/p>\n 1. Such were only afforded by the wealthy.<\/p>\n 2. This grave was brand-new, never used before<\/p>\n 3. The grave was selected because it was nearby and they did not have time\nto bring the body of Jesus anywhere else.\n 4. All work had to be done before sundown (they only had about 3 hours)<\/p>\nIII. The leading Jews were not content with this. They feared that a disciple would steal the\nbody to make it look as if Jesus arose – Matthew 27:62-66\n A. They went to Pilate on the Sabbath day and requested a guard and that the grave\nbe sealed until after the third day.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Study of John\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Burial of Jesus Text: John 19:31-42 I. It was the preparation day, the 14th of the month, the day before the Passover celebration A. On this day, the lamb was slain for the feast. B. Since the Passover was a holy day, it was referred to as a Sabbath day, since no one could work that day…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21925,"menu_order":42,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-65129","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66489,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-gospel-accounts-a-chronological-harmony\/burial-and-the-grave\/","url_meta":{"origin":65129,"position":0},"title":"Burial and the Grave","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Burial and the Tomb Reading Assignment: Matthew 27:57-66 Mark 15:42-47 Luke 23:50-56 John 19:31-42 Exodus 12:46; 20:8-11 Did you understand what you read? 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