The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 24:1-10
Luke 24:1-10Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchreThe first Easter morningThe realm of nature a symbol of the realm of grace.1. The gloomy night. 2. The much-promising dawn. 3. The breaking day. (Van Oosterzee.)The first pilgrims to the Holy Sepulchre1. How mournful they go thither. 2. How joyful they return. (Van Oosterzee.)Easter brightnessHow on Easter morning it began to be bright--1. In the garden. 2. In human hearts. 3. Over the cross.... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 24:1-53
Luke 24:21 . To-day is the third day. Christ was to rise the third day, according to the scriptures, as he had intimated to the disciples. Matthew 20:19. See also Genesis 22:4; Genesis 42:18. Joshua 2:16. Exodus 19:16. Jonah 1:17. Luke 24:25 . Oh fools, Ω ανοητοι , oh thoughtless men, unwise, unskilled in the scriptures. Luke 24:44 . All things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. The fulfilment of prophecy... read more