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NASB | Matthew 12:40 for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:40 for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. [Jon 1:17] |
Bible Question:
There is still a minor problem. Lev. 23:5 defines the Passover. It also defines Sabbaths or other Holy Convocations. From reading this we can see that the Passover is called a Holy Convocation or day of rest. Also note the day after the Passover which is the Feast of Unleaven bread is also a Holy convocation or day of rest. For Jesus to be crucified on Friday and buried and have the women go to the grave on Sunday would mean that Jesus was crucified on a Holy Convocation Day or Jewish Day of rest. Could the Sabbath talked about in the scriptures really be the Feast of the Unleaven Bread a Holy Convocation? Jesus is a fullfillment of OT designs. I believe Jesus' trimphal entry into Jerusalem was on the 10th of Nisan, or the day of the "Selection of the Passover Lamb". I believe his death was on 14th of Nisan, the day the Passover Lamb is killed. At twilight of that day begins Passover. Jewish days run from 6pm to 6pm. Let's place Jesus' trimphal entry on 10th of Nisan or our Sunday (Palm Sunday). Then the 14th of Nisan would span our Wed and Thru. I submit Jesus was really crucified on Thrusday right before the begining of Passover, the following day was a Holy Convocation or Sabbath the "Feast of Unleaven Bread", the next day would be the weekly Sabbath. Therefore the first day the Women could get to the tomb was the first day of the week Sunday. (You really need to plot this out on paper overlaying our days over the Jewish days) Placing Jesus' death on Thursday would eliminate the problem of the 3 days and three nights. Also the fulfillment of the feast would be accomplished. But one problem remains the scriptures say Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples. There is two explainations for this none of which I can document. The first, I'm told there was conflict between the Jews as to when months started. Some would go up on to high places to see the new moon others would wait in front of the temple. I'm told the ones that used the high places were a day ahead of the ones that didn't. The second, I'm told there is a Jewish provision for travelers to celebrate Passover on the eve before passover so that they could arrive at their distination before the Holy convocation of Passover and Unleaven bread came into effect. While I admit both of these are reaching I still have to believe Jesus' death coincided with the killing of the "Passover Lamb" and that was right before twilight on the 14th of Nisan. And since all of these days are Holy Convocations or Sabbaths, I maintain we are confused by the term Sabbath Day in the crucifixion story. Looking for your thoughts. |
Bible Answer: EdB, you have no personal profile, so I could not respond privately. Therefore, I apologize in advance for any arrogance in my writing. I respect your scholarship and value your comment, so I submit the following as my opinion. "It was the preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin. Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. "But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb... " Lu 23:54-24:2 Luke, for whom "it seemed fitting... to write it out in consecutive order," specifies "the Sabbath" (singular) in both places. So do the other gospel accounts: Mt 28:1; Mk 15:42 and 16:1; Jo 19:31. (The "day of preparation" is a Jewish idiom for the day before the Sabbath; see Ex 16:22-26.) EdB wrote: "Lev. 23:5 defines the Passover. It also defines Sabbaths or other Holy Convocations. From reading this we can see that the Passover is called a Holy Convocation or day of rest. Also note the day after the Passover which is the Feast of Unleaven bread is also a Holy convocation or day of rest." [(A implies C) AND (B implies C)] implies (A is B)? Not according to logic. In Lev 23:2-8, the Lord tells Moses to have a holy convocation on Passover and on the first and last days of the week-long feast of unleavened bread that follows Passover. These days are designated as days of rest: "You shall not do any laborious work." But they are not called Sabbaths. Do you have a verse of scripture that calls any day (high, holy, or day of rest) a Sabbath _except_ the 24 hours from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday? Jews today do not call any other day a Sabbath, except the seventh day. EdB wrote: "For Jesus to be crucified on Friday and buried and have the women go to the grave on Sunday would mean that Jesus was crucified on a Holy Convocation Day or Jewish Day of rest." The Romans thought nothing of crucifying criminals on Passover. On the same afternoon when the priests blew the trumpets to signal the slaying of the paschal lambs, Jesus said, "It is finished." And it was also permissible by law for Joseph of Arimathea and the women to bury Jesus' body on the Passover, though not on Shabat, and thus their haste. EdB wrote: "Could the Sabbath talked about in the scriptures really be the Feast of the Unleaven Bread a Holy Convocation?" Again, I would be very interested in any scripture or rabbinical tradition that calls any day but the seventh day the Sabbath. And so would the rabbis. |