One area that troubled me when I began my Hebraic walk, was the the last week of Yahusha's life on this earth, commonly referred to as Passion Week.. In Scripture, Yahusha gives a clue in Matthew 12:40, “For as Yonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so shall the Son of Aḏam be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." This would indicate that Yahusha would be in the grave for 72 hours. If Yahusha died on Good Friday and placed in the grave the same day, then arose on early Sunday morning, we do not see a 72 hour period.
- Before I begin, lets look at how a Hebrew day is defined in Scriptures. The one thing we will all agree upon is that night and day is composed of 24 hours. Lets look at scripture to see how a 24 hour day is defined.
- Genesis 1:5 -> And Elohim called the light ‘day’ and the darkness He called ‘night.’ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one day.
- John 11:9 -> יהושע (YAHUSHA) answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
- John 9:4 -> It is necessary for Me to work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day – night is coming, when no one is able to work.
- Jeremiah 6:4 -> “Set apart battle against her. Arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day goes away, for the shadows of the evening are lengthening.
- Based upon the scripture verses above:
- A 24 hour period consists of darkness (night) and light (day).
- The day consists of morning and evening. A twelve hour day would be reached at the equinoxes, as there would be twelve hours of light and twelve hours of light.
- The Hebrew day begins at sunset and goes until the sunset of the following day, based upon the Creation day.
- Link showing the breakdown of a Hebrew 24 hour day.
- Next we need to establish fixed points to establish a timeline for YAHUSHA's last week upon this earth.
- The Passover (Pěsaḥ - the sacrificing of the Passover Lamb)
- Leviticus 23:5 - 8
- (5) ‘In the first new moon, on the fourteenth day of the new moon, between the evenings, is the Pěsaḥ to יהוה (YAHUAH). (6) ‘And on the fifteenth day of this new moon is the Festival of Matzot (Unleavened Bread) to יהוה (YAHUAH) – seven days you eat unleavened bread. (7) ‘On the first day you have a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work. (8) ‘And you shall bring an offering made by fire to יהוה (YAHUAH) for seven days. On the seventh day is a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.’
- Feast of First Fruits
- Leviticus 23:11 -> ‘And he shall wave the sheaf before יהוה (YAHUAH) , for your acceptance. On the morrow after the Sabbath the priest waves it.
- The Hebrew Week
- Genesis 2:2 -> And in the seventh day Elohim completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
- Exodus 20: 8 - 11 -> (8) “Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart. (9) “Six days you labor, and shall do all your work, (10) but the seventh day is a Sabbath of יהוה (YAHUAH) your Elohim. You do not do any work – you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. (11) “For in six days יהוה (YAHUAH) made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore יהוה (YAHUAH) blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart.
- Mary (Miryam) of Maḡdala (Magdalene) enters YAHUSHA's grave.
- And on day one of the week Miryam from Maḡdala came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.
- Based upon the above verses from Scriptures, the link below shows the timeline I believe occurred for YAHUSHA to be in the grave 3 nights and 3 days.
Again, this is what I believe to be the timeline. Whether you agree or disagree, you should test the ruach on your own, instead of rely on what someone has taught You in the past. Please feel free to leave comments regarding your thoughts.
יהוה bless you and guard you;
יהוה make His face shine upon you, and show favor to you;
יהוה lift up His face upon you, and give you peace.
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