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bread in the tabernacle as an “offering” to God (Le. “The Lord Jesus was placed on the cross about 9:00
30:34). This represents the Son of God as the Bread of A.M. our time and was there until about 4:00 P.M. It
Life who is both the delight of God the Father and was on Wednesday! He was taken down from the cross
salvation for men. [See Meal Offering, Offerings, Peace and placed in the tomb before sunset— before the
Offering.] beginning of the sabbath. Note that this was not the
beginning of the regular weekly sabbath at sunset on
FRANKLY. Freely (Lk. 7:42). Friday, but a ‘high sabbath’—a Passover sabbath which
FRAY. To cause to tremble; trouble (De. 28:26; Je. came on Thursday that week! [See Lev. 23:5-7, where
7:33). we find that the first day of the Feast of Unleavened
FREE. Without price; unmerited; gratuitous; Bread was a sabbath day.] At about sunset on Thursday
unearned and undeserved. Salvation is a free gift of He had been in the grave one day and one night. At
about sunset on Friday, He had been in the grave two
God’s grace because of the blood atonement of Jesus days and two nights. Then, just after the three full days
Christ (Ro. 3:24; 5:15, 16; Re. 21:6; 22:17). [See and nights, He arose. He arose as it began to dawn the
Eternal Security, Gospel, Grace, Hope, Justification.] first day of the week (just after sunset Saturday, our
FREELY. Liberally; gratuitously; without charge (Ge. time). The women came early Sunday morning, our
2:16; 1 Sa. 14:30; Ps. 54:6; Hos. 14:4; Mt. 10:8; Ro. time, but He was already gone. The expression ‘on the
3:24; 8:32; 1 Co. 2:12; 2 Co. 11:7; Re. 21:6; 22:17). third day’ in the Gospels referring to His resurrection
[See Eternal Security, Gospel, Grace, Hope, would be ‘after the third day’ in our way of saying it.
Justification.] “Many have sunrise services commemorating the
FREEMAN. A slave who has obtained freedom (1 Co. resurrection, and we see nothing wrong with that; but
maybe we should have a SUNSET service. He arose
7:22). about sunset on Saturday. And that was sunset for our
FRET. To worry or be irritated (1 Sa. 1:6; Ps. 37:1, sins—because they were gone forever.
7-8; Pr. 19:3; 24:19). [See Anxious, Peace.] Hallelujah!!!” [See Crucify, Easter, Justification,
FRIDAY. The false idea that Jesus died on Friday has Resurrection, Roman Catholic Church, Unleavened
passed from the Roman Church to the Protestant Bread.]
denominations, and today ‘Good Friday’ is observed—at FRIEND. A man that hath friends must show himself
least recognized—even by many Baptists. The following friendly (Pr. 18:24). A friend loveth at all times (Pr.
study is by Dr. James Crumpton, Pastor, Westside Baptist 17:17). Faithful are the wounds of a friend (Pr. 27:6).
Church, Natchez, Mississippi: Do not forsake your friends, nor your father’s friends
“The traditional view is that Jesus was crucified on (Pr. 27:10). A friend should show pity (Job 6:14). Two
are better than one (Ec. 4:9-12). Friends must be agreed
Friday—but was He? The Catholics had a church rule
for years forbidding the eating of meat on Friday, since (Am. 3:3). Don’t weary your friends (Pr. 25:17; 27:14).
that was supposedly the day of the crucifixion. Some Do not be surety for your friend (Pr. 6:1-3; 17:18).
time ago the rule was done away with, but many still Wealth makes many friends (Pr. 19:4, 6). The poor don’t
voluntarily observe it. have many friends (Pr. 14:20). Gossip can separate even
“In Mt. 12:40, our Lord Jesus said: ‘For as Jonah was the chiefest of friends (Pr. 16:28; 17:9). [See Gossip.]
three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so The sweetness of a friend’s hearty counsel rejoices the
shall the son of Man be three days and three nights in heart (Pr. 27:9). God’s saints will be betrayed even by
the heart of the earth.’ How could there be three days their friends in the last days (Lk. 21:16). Examples of
and three nights from late Friday afternoon until early Good Friends: Jesus Christ; He is the friend that sticketh
Sunday morning? At the most, there could only be two closer than a brother (Pr. 18:24), and He is a friend of
nights, one day, and a part of another! Had the sinners (Mt. 11:19); Abraham, the friend of God (2 Ch.
Scriptures only said three days, we could have 20:7; Is. 41:8); Jonathan, David’s friend (1 Sa.
understood them to mean a part of three days, since
both in and out of the Scriptures we use the word to 20:30-33; 23:16-17; 2 Sa. 1:26); Hushai who stood
mean only a portion of a day. However, the Scriptures with David (2 Sa. 15:31-37; 16:15-23); Cornelius who
specify ‘three days and three nights,’ and thus verbal called his friends together to hear the Gospel (Ac.
inspiration demands three twenty-four hour days. 10:24). God’s people are to love their enemies, and not
“It is good for us to note the difference in the Roman just their friends (Mt. 5:43, 44). Examples of the Wrong
day, the Jewish day, and our present day. THE ROMAN Kind of Friends: Job’s friends (Job 2:11; 16:20; 19:19);
DAY began at 6:00 A.M. and closed at 6:00 the next Amnon’s friend Jonadab (2 Sa. 13:3); Jesus’ friends (Ze.
morning. THE JEWISH DAY began at sunset and closed 13:6; Mt. 26:47-50); the wicked (Pr. 21:10); the angry
at the next sunset (or from about 6:00 P.M. to the next man (Pr. 22:24, 25).
6:00 P.M.). OUR DAY begins at midnight and closes the FRIENDLY. Kindly; sociable; gentle; gracious; tender
next midnight.
(Jud. 10:3; Ru. 2:13; Pr. 18:24).

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