Today in Bible class the kids and I were reading from the end of John's gospel. (We've read through the four gospels this school year and it's been a wonderful journey.) We were reading today that just prior to Jesus' death He said, "It is finished," and then He gave up His Spirit. These were familiar words to us all since we'd already read through Matthew, Mark, and Luke and were much aware of the last moments of our Savior's life.
Well, in the story that John tells, he reports that shortly after Jesus' death He was taken down from the cross and laid out so that His body could be wrapped with linen cloth and spices. Joseph and Nicodemus took care of Him and laid Him in the tomb. The reason John gives for their need to prepare His body so quickly was because the next day would be a Special Sabbath. And, as we know, no work is to be done on the Sabbath--it is a day of rest. We paused and considered that for a few minutes.
"It is finished" + Special Sabbath.....?
Where else have we heard that in the Bible?
Then it hit me. In Genesis, God created the heavens and the earth and all that we know of in six days. When He finished with His creation, He rested. Was that not a very Special Sabbath as well?
Thus, it was finished + Special Sabbath.....
Interesting. I love it when the Bible shows me new things that I've never noticed before.
Blessings, kim
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