John 19:38-20:18, Born Again
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Contents
Objectives
Introduction
Main Body
Setting the Stage
In John 19 we see Christ, the ultimate servant, suffering and dying. The cross was simultaneously the most horrific and wonderful event up to this point in history. God Himself sacrificed His own life for His creation. However, this was only the beginning.
The Necessity of New Creation (19:38-42)
The stink of decay (V. 38-40)
- Verse 38, Romans typically left a crucified body on the cross to rot and decay and be consumed by scavenging animals. The Jews, however, removed the exposed bodies attempting to maintain the purity commanded in Deuternomy 21:22-23, “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God." The Jews sought to keep the land from defilement because frankly, dead bodies are disgusting, spread disease and generally unpleasant.
- Verse 39,
