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Sunday, AD 30, 5 days before His death

After the celebration meal the night before, Jesus' spent all day Sunday resting in Bethany. Frankly, He would need it.

Plus, His presence in the town was far from a secret at this point. Crowds of people began to learn that He was there and each of them were eager to not only meet Jesus, but also to see the man named Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. So, traveling at this point was kind of pointless.

With that, Jesus was surrounded by swarms of inquisitive people all day long. You can imagine Mary and Martha may have been exasperated with all of the guests coming into their home, but Jesus did not seem to mind it. On His mind were more complicated times that were to come.

Now, at this point something needs to be mentioned.

Church tradition has typically places Jesus riding into the city of Jerusalem on Sunday. This is where the crowds praise the Lord, lay down palms, and welcome Him into the city riding on the back of a colt. This is unlikely to have happened on Sunday. What is more likely is that those events actually happened early Monday morning.

Either way, it seems as though Sunday was a wonderful day of rest for our Lord. As much as it could be. Joy was in the air and many went away from Bethany that day believing in Him (John 12:11). But, it would not be long before the chief priests and Pharisees would find out He is here (John 12:9-10). And in their sin, they not only wanted to kill Jesus, but also Lazarus.

Jesus went to sleep Sunday night in peace. Soon, there would be no peace. Join us tomorrow as the Holy Week events sharply escalate!