The Burial of Christ

AlwaysFragrance

What is the significance of the burial of Jesus Christ according to scriptures and why was He buried the way He was? This question may not be a crucial question to us who live in the 21st century, particularly to those who live in the parts of the world where the dead are buried and not cremated. However, it is very significant that Jesus was buried because those who died by crucifixion in those days like Jesus did, were not typically given any decent form of burial rites at all. The victims of crucifixion were usually taken to what seemed to be like a dunghill that is always on fire; a setting which may have been used as a pictorial metaphor of the eternal lake of fire (Gehenna). The bodies of the crucified would be casually disposed on this foul, perpetually-burning dunghill of some sort filled with human bodies; half rotten, half burnt because it’s slowly burning. For our sacrificed Lord, the situation was different... more details in this podcast and in an article on http://alwaysfragrance.com/the-burial-of-christ/ To understand why growing up in Nazareth was a humiliation for Jesus, listen to this podcast- https://soundcloud.com/alwaysfragrance/the-good-outta-nazareth-matthew-219-23