Friends in Deed

And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.-John 19:38-42***When King David went to retrieve the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite, David was accompanied by his fellow Israelites, including troops, musicians, singers, priests, and other Levites. When Joseph of Arimathea went to receive the body of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, from Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea for the Roman Empire, he was accompanied by Nicodemus. Mary Magdalene and other women followed them. Joseph was a wealthy, highly respected member of the Sanhedrin, the high court of the Israelites (Hebrews/Jews), the descendants of Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). Nicodemus was a prominent Pharisee, a member of the recognizable sect of Israelites known to strictly adhere to the commandments, judgments, statutes, and laws that the Lord God gave Moses for the Israelites. Moreover, the Pharisees were known to strictly adhere to the traditions passed down by the Israelite elders. Unbeknownst to their peers, Joseph and Nicodemus secretly followed and listened to Jesus, and Nicodemus previously visited and spoke to Jesus. On the Friday that Jesus was crucified, Joseph and Nicodemus wrapped the body of Jesus in a spice mixture brought by Nicodemus, with new linen bought by Joseph, and placed the prepared body of Jesus in a tomb that Joseph owned.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-2:12, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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