Luke chapter 24

vs 1

Not prepared on the Sabbath, of course. previously to that.

vs 2

This is the first mention we have of a stone. Which says to me that the rolling of a stone in front of a tomb was an expected thing. The unexpected thing is to find it rolled away.

The problem is, then, why did the women go to the tomb? Did they think they would be able to roll it away somehow?

vs 3

Not finding the body would obviously be another shock. By now they might be thinking they came to the wrong tomb.

vs 4

Eep! Men! Bright shiny men!

vs 5

Angels are scary. Very rarely does an angel appear and people aren't afraid. But these ones get straight into business. They talk about the living, which is of course not who you expect to find in a tomb.

vs 6

The person they seek, Jesus, is not in a tomb. He has risen from the dead! And apparently, if they'd listened, he said as much.

vs 7

It seems so plain when you read it on this side of the resurrection! But when he said it in Galilee, who was really thinking it was going to happen like this?

vs 8

So now they remember his words. And it starts to click.

vs 9

As if you wouldn't want to go and tell the disciples what had just happened! It was really early in the morning, so these girls were easily the first people there.

Eleven now, of course. Judas wasn't invited.

vs 10

So we get the names of three reliable eye witnesses who are obviously well known to the church. And the others don't get names, but there were more.