Luke 23:50-56

1. The Courage in Christ’s Burial

50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid. Luke 23:50-53 (ESV)

25 . . . Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel . . . Luke 2:25 (ESV)

42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God. John 12:42-43 (ESV)

39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. John 19:39 (ESV)

23 his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God . . . Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (ESV)

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. John 19:33-34 (ESV)

9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death . . . Isaiah 53:9 (ESV)

2. The Compassion in Christ’s Burial
54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. 55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. Luke 23:54-56 (ESV)

10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
Psalm 16:10 (ESV)

2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.
Luke 8:2-3 (ESV)

3. The Consequence in Christ’s Burial
29 And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. Acts 13:29 (ESV)

15 . . . you lay me in the dust of death. Psalm 22:15 (ESV)

8   . . . who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living . . . And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death . . . Isaiah 53:8-9 (ESV)

10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son . . .
Romans 5:10 (ESV)

14 . . . through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. Hebrews 2:14-15 (ESV)