There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Because the Jews' preparation day was ending, Jesus was laid without delay in a tomb close at hand. It was Joseph's new sepulchre near Calvary, never used before, where Joseph and Nicodemus wrapped His body in linen with spices and laid it, the stone was rolled to the entrance while the women watched and remained nearby in grief, and angels guarded the resting place. This secured for Him an honorable burial, contrary to the Roman custom by which common soldiers took down those executed for alleged treason and buried them in a ground reserved for condemned criminals. The prompt burial nearby spared His body from that dishonored place reserved for enemies of Roman rule and fulfilled the prophecy that He would be with the rich in His death, while because no one had been laid there before the evidence of His burial was made clear. The spices applied to prevent decay were unnecessary because His body was not to see corruption, and the tomb in Joseph's keeping was the place where He lay in state after His execution.
Burial Time and Place
Because the Jews' preparation day was ending, Jesus was laid in a tomb close at hand, so the burial had to be done promptly and without delay. The nearness of the sepulchre made that hasty burial possible before the Sabbath. The tomb used was Joseph's own new sepulchre near Calvary, which had never held anyone before. It was previously unused, and no one had ever been laid there.
Joseph of Arimathea secured the body, and together Joseph and Nicodemus performed the final rites. They wrapped it in linen, in fine linen with spices, and laid it in the tomb. The stone was then rolled to the entrance, to close it against the entrance. The women watched this, staying until they saw the body laid there and the stone in place, and remained nearby in grief.
This took place against the Roman custom for those executed for alleged treason, by which common soldiers took the bodies down and buried them in a burial ground reserved for condemned criminals who had received the death penalty. Angels guarded the resting place where Jesus was left at rest, waiting for the command to release him from the tomb.
Honor and Prophecy Fulfilled
John 19:42 shows that Jesus was given an honorable burial, for Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus secured his body for that purpose. Joseph secured the body and had it wrapped in fine linen and laid in his own new tomb close at hand. That honorable burial was secured instead of the dishonored burial otherwise feared for those executed as criminals. The prompt laying of the body in the nearby tomb kept it from the burial ground reserved for executed criminals. That ground was the dishonored place appointed for those put to death as enemies of Roman rule.
His laying in the nearby sepulcher without delay fulfilled the prophetic detail that he would be with the rich in his death. The sepulcher was new and unused by anyone before, and for that reason the evidence of his burial was made clear. The spices applied with the linen wrappings were intended to prevent decay. They were unnecessary, because his body was not to see corruption. The tomb in Joseph's keeping was the place where he lay in state after his execution.
Because the Jews' preparation day was ending, Jesus was laid without delay in a tomb close at hand. It was Joseph's new sepulchre near Calvary, never used before, where Joseph and Nicodemus wrapped His body in linen with spices and laid it, the stone was rolled to the entrance while the women watched and remained nearby in grief, and angels guarded the resting place. This secured for Him an honorable burial, contrary to the Roman custom by which common soldiers took down those executed for alleged treason and buried them in a ground reserved for condemned criminals. The prompt burial nearby spared His body from that dishonored place reserved for enemies of Roman rule and fulfilled the prophecy that He would be with the rich in His death, while because no one had been laid there before the evidence of His burial was made clear. The spices applied to prevent decay were unnecessary because His body was not to see corruption, and the tomb in Joseph's keeping was the place where He lay in state after His execution.
Burial Time and Place
Because the Jews' preparation day was ending, Jesus was laid in a tomb close at hand, so the burial had to be done promptly and without delay. The nearness of the sepulchre made that hasty burial possible before the Sabbath. The tomb used was Joseph's own new sepulchre near Calvary, which had never held anyone before. It was previously unused, and no one had ever been laid there.
Joseph of Arimathea secured the body, and together Joseph and Nicodemus performed the final rites. They wrapped it in linen, in fine linen with spices, and laid it in the tomb. The stone was then rolled to the entrance, to close it against the entrance. The women watched this, staying until they saw the body laid there and the stone in place, and remained nearby in grief.
This took place against the Roman custom for those executed for alleged treason, by which common soldiers took the bodies down and buried them in a burial ground reserved for condemned criminals who had received the death penalty. Angels guarded the resting place where Jesus was left at rest, waiting for the command to release him from the tomb.
Honor and Prophecy Fulfilled
John 19:42 shows that Jesus was given an honorable burial, for Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus secured his body for that purpose. Joseph secured the body and had it wrapped in fine linen and laid in his own new tomb close at hand. That honorable burial was secured instead of the dishonored burial otherwise feared for those executed as criminals. The prompt laying of the body in the nearby tomb kept it from the burial ground reserved for executed criminals. That ground was the dishonored place appointed for those put to death as enemies of Roman rule.
His laying in the nearby sepulcher without delay fulfilled the prophetic detail that he would be with the rich in his death. The sepulcher was new and unused by anyone before, and for that reason the evidence of his burial was made clear. The spices applied with the linen wrappings were intended to prevent decay. They were unnecessary, because his body was not to see corruption. The tomb in Joseph's keeping was the place where he lay in state after his execution.