Joseph of Arimathea asks for His body Day After - week of two Sabbaths
Pilate gave approval after confirming He is dead
Women rested on the Sabbath
Body taken down Chief Priests asked Pilate for guards at tomb
Fulfilled Scripture not to let body hang overnight Pilate approved more guards
They sealed the stone
Nicodemus brought spices Set a watch/guard
Body wrapped in linen and spices
His body laid amid myrrh SOS 4:6
Buried in new grave in garden
Made His grave with the wicked
In a nicely kept garden (gardener)
Great stone rolled over doorway
Tomb “sealed” in a way that resemble “wells” - Genesis 29:3, 8
Mary Magdelen and other Mary watched opposite of grave
They went home and prepared spices and ointments
--Historically at Jesus’ crucifixion and burial Joseph and Nicodemus joined with His professed disciples
--So important is the sacrificial offering of Christ in the sight of God that He is still represented as being in the very act of pouring out His blood for the
offenses of man. (AC) - Revelation 5:6