Do you know He Lives?

People where in Jerusalem for Passover.

Passover

Is celebrated by Jewish people as remembrance of God’s mercy on the night of the 10th and final plague which was death of all firstborn- human and animal in Egypt Exod 11:4-6 “4 Moses said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt, 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 6 ‘Moreover, there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there has not been before and such as shall never be again.”

Israel had to follow :Moses’ instructions. On the night of the plague, the Israelites were instructed to stay in their homes after slaughtering a lamb and placing its blood on the lintel and doorposts of their houses (Exod 12:7, 21–22).

Lambs were being brought to the Temple for Slaughter it is said as many as 250,00 were killed.

The day of preparation/Before Sabbath Jesus died at 3pm (Friday)

started at sundown / 6pm

Hurried to put His body in tomb. “before the sabbath.

Next day was sabbath.

EARLY MORNING

Lk 24:1–3. New American Standard Bible:

1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.

2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

v1 They are identified in v10

v2 In Mark’s account, the women are concerned about moving the Stone.

Mark 16:3 “3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?””

v3 They we’re concerned by what they saw coming to and open Tomb.

I. Did they really believe?

v4a While they were perplexed about this,

While they were perplexed about this

“be at a loss”

They had made preparations

they planned on going to tomb

they prepared spices (bought)

II. They were stunned

4b behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;

5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

v4b The men are identified in v23 saying that they had also seen a vision of angels

These women had heard Jesus speak about what was to come. He told them what to expect, however as so often happens. When adversity strikes we forget.

They thought Jesus to be dead.

They are rebuked by angels “you don’t look for the living in a graveyard. “

So often when angels appear

(Chapter 24)

6 “He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”

matt 17:22-23 “22 And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men; 23 and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.”

It is repeated in Mark ch. 8

III. Light comes on

8 And they remembered His words,

It wasn’t so much that it made sense but it was proof that jogged there memory.

It’s not until they remember the Lord’s teaching about the empty tomb that their lives change. Nothing could be more important in the Christian life than remembering the gospel. One of our great challenges as Christians is keeping the truth of our Lord uppermost in our minds. We leak. We forget. We wander and stray. But if we keep our feet in the path of his teaching, then we’ll never be overcome in times of trouble and sorrow. We will be the only people rejoicing even in the face of death if we keep our minds fixed on his gospel!

Thabiti Anyabwile, Exalting Jesus in Luke, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2018), 353–354.

9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.

IV. Despair

11 But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

Mark says they refused to believe....

Why?

Their faith was so fragile.

12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.