Volume 5 11th Trailhead – 1st Trail – 2nd Track - 1st Checkpoint

We are now at the first checkpoint of Luke 23:50. It is also set in the context of the burial of Jesus as recorded in Luke 23:48-56.

Luke 23:50 provides us with a bit more information about Joseph.  He was not only a member of the Jewish High Court but also a good and honourable man.

Why was this bit of information given?  By the fact that Jesus of Nazareth was buried in the tomb of a good and honourable man, it effectively tantamount to a ruling of innocence and therein underscored the fact that Jesus of Nazareth died for wrongs He did not commit.

Therefore, the essence of Luke 23:50 is:

“A good and honourable Joseph buried Jesus of Nazareth”.