Lesson 4458

 (Lesson 4458)(04-17-24) Luke 23:50-56 

“And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.” 

 

Today’s quote relates that a Jewish council member named Joseph from Arimathea, who did not agree with the council's decision and action against Jesus, begged Pilate for Jesus' body. After receiving permission, he took down the body, wraped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre hewn in stone. Those events took place on the day of Preparation, just before the Sabbath. The women who had followed Jesus from Galilee watched how Jesus' body was laid, then returned home to prepare spices and ointments, resting on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.~