This is part of a year long reading of the Bible chronologically in a harmonized format.
Psalms 133:1-3
- The psalm celebrates the beauty and blessing of unity among God's people.
- It compares harmony to precious oil and dew, bringing God's commanded blessing of life forevermore.
Psalms 106:1-48
- The psalmist praises God for His goodness and recounts Israel's repeated sins and rebellions.
- Despite idolatry and disobedience in the wilderness and land, God remembers His covenant and delivers them.
Matthew 27:57-60
- Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple, asks Pilate for Jesus' body and wraps it in clean linen.
- He lays the body in his own new tomb and rolls a great stone across the entrance.
Mark 15:42-46
- Joseph of Arimathea courageously requests Jesus' body from Pilate on Preparation Day.
- He buys linen, takes down the body, wraps it, and places it in a rock-cut tomb.
Luke 23:50-54
- Joseph, a good and upright council member who had not consented to the deed, requests the body.
- He wraps Jesus in linen and lays him in a new rock tomb as Sabbath begins.
John 19:31-37
- Jewish leaders ask Pilate to break the legs of the crucified to hasten death before Sabbath.
- Soldiers pierce Jesus' side instead, fulfilling scripture as blood and water flow out.