Matthew 27 is the story of the crucifixion of Jesus. I've heard this story since I was two years old. When I read it this morning I was very distracted by my husband and my son. They were running around playing and making a mess that I knew I would have to clean up later. However, there were two ideas I read that were new to me. I'm sure I've read them before, but I had never thought about them before.
First of all, I didn't remember that when Jesus died and the earth shook, the tombs of others opened and many holy people came back to life. They were seen walking around town afterwards.
Second, the soldiers knew Jesus was to rise after three days. They sealed the tomb and put a guard there to keep his disciples from faking a resurrection. That probably saved Christianity. There can be no doubt now that the resurrection was real.
In Genesis 28, Jacob has his famous dream of the staircase to heaven. He is in awe of this dream and that place. He vows to build a house for God.
I hope everyone has a good day learning new ideas from old stories.
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