See the Grave Matthew 28:1–10 Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6 Think for a minute about why we should see the grave and how we may profit by it. First, we see the grave that we might understand the condescension of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is not just

The Burial’s Significance Matthew 27:57–61 [Joseph] laid [the body] in his own new tomb. Matthew 27:60 Jesus’s burial has theological significance for us. This point strikes us when we study what is said about the grave in the Old Testament and about the burial of Jesus in the New Testament. Old Testament texts speak of

Passing Responsibility Matthew 27:11–26 I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves. Matthew 27:24 Pilate was trapped by his own scheming. He had miscalculated. But his stubborn character still came through. He was caught, but he did not want to be defeated by the Jews’ religious rulers whom he obviously despised. “Then

Judging Jesus Matthew 26:57–68 He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? Matthew 26:65 Jesus’s claims matched what the Old Testament taught about the Messiah. 1. The Messiah was to have been born in Bethlehem, as Jesus was (Micah 5:2; Luke 2:1–7). 2. The Messiah was to be virgin born, as Jesus was

The Lord’s Supper Matthew 26:17–30 This is my blood of the covenant. Matthew 26:28 In some ways, it is a pity that debate about the literal or nonliteral meaning of Christ’s words has been so fierce, since it has tended to obscure the equally important (probably far more important) teachings about Jesus’s death that we