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FEBRUARY 17
Psalm 24:1–6
A Psalm of David.
T he earth is the LORD’s, 28:1 as the first day of the week began to
and all its fullness,
dawn. Sabbath officially ended with sundown
The world and those who dwell therein. on Saturday. At that time the women could
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For He has founded it upon the seas, purchase and prepare spices (Luke 24:1). The
And established it upon the waters. event described here occurred the next morn-
ing, at dawn on Sunday, the first day of the
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Who may ascend into the hill of the week.
LORD?
Or who may stand in His holy place? 28:4 became like dead men. This suggests
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He who has clean hands and that they were not merely paralyzed with fear,
a pure heart, but completely unconscious, totally trauma-
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, tized by what they had seen. The word trans-
Nor sworn deceitfully. lated “shook”has the same root as the word for
“earthquake”in v.2.The sudden appearance of
this angel, at the same time the women
arrived, was their first clue that anything
24:4 These sample qualities do not signify sin- extraordinary was happening.
less perfection, but rather basic integrity of
inward motive and outward manner.
His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and
indeed He is going before you into Galilee;
He shall receive blessing from the LORD, there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”
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And righteousness from the God of his 8 So they went out quickly from the tomb
salvation. with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His
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This is Jacob, the generation of those disciples word.
who seek Him, 9 And as they went to tell His disciples,
Who seek Your face. Selah
behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So
Proverbs 9:7–9 they came and held Him by the feet and wor-
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shiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do
7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to
for himself, Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
And he who rebukes a wicked man 11 Now while they were going, behold, some
only harms himself.
Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; the chief priests all the things that had hap-
8 of the guard came into the city and reported to
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 12
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Give instruction to a wise man, and he
will be still wiser; elders and consulted together, they gave a
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Teach a just man, and he will increase large sum of money to the soldiers, saying,
in learning. “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and
stole Him away while we slept.’ And if this
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Matthew 28:1–20 comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease
him and make you secure.” So they took the
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Now after the Sabbath, as the first day
28 of the week began to dawn, Mary money and did as they were instructed; and
Magdalene and the other Mary came to see this saying is commonly reported among the
the tomb. And behold, there was a great Jews until this day.
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16 Then the eleven disciples went away into
earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descend-
ed from heaven, and came and rolled back the
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stone from the door, and sat on it. His coun-
tenance was like lightning, and his clothing as
white as snow. And the guards shook for fear 28:18 All authority. See 11:27; John 3:35.
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of him, and became like dead men. Absolute sovereign authority—lordship over
5 But the angel answered and said to the all—is handed to Christ, “in heaven and on
women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you earth.”This is clear proof of His deity.The time
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seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; of His humiliation was at an end, and God had
for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place exalted Him above all (Phil. 2:9–11).
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where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell
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