Myrrh & Aloes Prep of the Bridegroom

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Myrrh and Aloes: The Prepartion of the Bridgroom John 19:38-42 Sermon Notes for September 28, 2003 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Golgotha vv. 17, 18a Two Men v. 18b Pilate (Title in Three Languages) vv. 19-22 Solders Fulfill Prophecy (Clothes) vv. 23,24 Jesus Speaks (Mother and Son) vv. 25-27 Jesus Speaks (I Thirst) vv. 28-30a Jesus Speaks (It Is Finished) v. 30b Soldiers Fulfill Prophecy (Spear) vv. 31-37 Pilate (Grants Permission) v. 38a Two Men vv. 36b-40 Garden vv. 41, 42 38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby. Introduction Church of the Holy Sepulchre Contrast with the Cruelty of the Last Section Contrast with the Two Men on the Cross - Isa. 53:9 Preparation for the Last Sabbath of the Old Creation Through the Veil into the Holy of Holies I. A Burial Fir for a King – 2 Chr. 16:14 (Asa); Mt. 27:60 The Greater David and the Crossing of the Kidron Matt. 2:11 II. The Clothing of the High Priest - Ex. 30:23; Lev. 16:23; Exo. 28:39; Jn. 20:5 III. The Preparation of the Bridegroom – Cant. 1:13; 5:5; Prov. 7:17 Garden to Garden (18:1); Solomon – Canticles 4:12-15; Psalm 45 IV. A Death That Brings Life – From Fear to Courage The Dawn of the New Day, Heaven and Earth Are Wed – Psalm 85