Luke 23:50-56

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+title = "Luke 23:50-56"
+date = "2023-02-21"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk23.50-56)
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+For the very first time, we learn that the Sanhedrin was not unanimous in its
+treatment of Jesus. Here we meet Joseph of Arimathea, a righteous man and a
+member of the council. Mark's account tells us all of the council members
+condemned Jesus to death, which probably means Joseph didn't attend the
+kangaroo trial and only found out about it later.
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+Joseph goes to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus so that he can bury Him. He
+would have had the backing of other Pharisees to tak the bodies off the crosses
+because while a man's body on a tree show's divine judgement upon him, leaving
+him there overnight would bring a curse on the whole land. Beyond this, Joseph
+was a secret follower of Jesus ("he was looking or the kingdom of God" _v.
+51_), and so he wanted to show honor to Him.
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+Often in those days, tombs that were carved from rock would hold many bodies.
+It was just more economical that way, considering the labor involved in cutting
+through stone. Joseph either already owned, or was able to find, a tomb that no
+one had yet been laid in to be the resting place for Jesus's body.
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+There were only a few hours left until the Sabbath began, so there was not
+enough time to do all of the burial preparations that they would have liked to
+do. Some of the women who had travelled with Jesus from Galilee saw where
+Joseph had laid Jesus to rest and decided to finish the burial preparations
+Sunday morning, once the Sabbath was over.
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+You can soften even the hardest hearts, and give sight to those who are blinded
+by their pride.