And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
The burial took place in the evening at the close of the preparation day, the day before the Sabbath. By the time evening came His body had already been placed in a tomb, and He was left at rest there as the Sabbath began. This belongs to the account of His death and burial in which, after He had died, Joseph asked Pilate for His body so it could be buried.
He died as the mysterious darkness ended. His unusually early death surprised Pilate. There was a risk that His burial would be dishonorable, and His followers feared it. The dishonored place that was feared was one reserved for those executed for opposing Roman rule. That fear was answered by an honorable burial. Joseph and Nicodemus determined to give Him that honorable burial.
The burial took place in the evening at the close of the preparation day, the day before the Sabbath. By the time evening came His body had already been placed in a tomb, and He was left at rest there as the Sabbath began. This belongs to the account of His death and burial in which, after He had died, Joseph asked Pilate for His body so it could be buried.
He died as the mysterious darkness ended. His unusually early death surprised Pilate. There was a risk that His burial would be dishonorable, and His followers feared it. The dishonored place that was feared was one reserved for those executed for opposing Roman rule. That fear was answered by an honorable burial. Joseph and Nicodemus determined to give Him that honorable burial.