Sabbath

Isn’t it interesting that the body of the One who came to fulfill the law, the One who is LORD of the Sabbath, is alone in a borrowed tomb, buried quickly, without the prescribed anointing because the Sabbath was beginning?

Isn’t it interesting that the ones who loved Him are unable to do anything to anoint His body because they are still abiding under the provisions of the LAW of the Sabbath?

Everything has been done, prepared before the Sabbath began. They have the spices and oils to anoint. They visited the tomb before the Sabbath began and know where they will need to go once it ends.

They are simply waiting. Grieving their loss. Waiting for dawn.

Isn’t it interesting that when dawn arrives, all their preparations would be useless. There would be no body to anoint.

Isn’t it interesting that that Saturday was their last Sabbath under the provisions of the law?

Now they would celebrate – not the Sabbath – but the LORD of the Sabbath.

Now they would celebrate not because they had to, but because they want to.

Now they would rest – not because they were told to – but because they could rest forever in the presence of the LORD of the Sabbath.

Isn’t it interesting!