Daily #BibleStudy Reading 95: The Gospel According to #Mark Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there. It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid. Context & Questions: Mark here highlights that it is a group of women who have remained the most faithful to Jesus. They’ve been watching the whole terrible thing. Mark tells us they’ve been attending to his needs all along, way back to the time of his ministry in Galilee. Notice that they also watch where Joseph laid the body of Jesus. Who knows what they thought of Jesus and his message of the coming of God’s kingdom at this point. Had they lost all hope? Regardless, they are going to do right by Jesus and take care of his body. Because they loved him. Next up: What’s happened to Jesus the Nazarene?
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 20:00:59 +0000
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