Mark's Account of the Resurrection, Part 1 (TMF:1041)

Monday, January 14, 2019
Peace to Live By: Mark's Account of the Resurrection, Part 1 (TMF:1041) - Daniel Litton
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       So, go ahead and turn to Mark chapter 16: “When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large” (Mark 16:1-4, ESV). Now in the times this section of Scripture was written, the Jewish people observed their Sabbath on Saturday. That was the custom of the Jews. And, each new day began at sunset. So, I am going to use the traditional view that Jesus rose on Sunday morning in our terminology today. (Some folks think he was crucified on Wednesday, and most Friday.) We see in the passage, that Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome came to anoint Jesus’ body with spices, which was another tradition of the Jews. Now, even though Nicodemus along with Joseph of Arimathea had already anointed Jesus’ body, these women still wanted to do it again.