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# Why Jesus was Buried (Matthew 12:38-42)
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2005320why-jesus-was-buried-matthew-1238-42-html/
- Published: 2005-03-20T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-30T15:31:18.000Z
- Description: Jesus' burial is a sign of his identity, and calls for a response of faith.
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Matthew, Sermons, Easter, 2005

The crowds were fickle- cheering on Palm Sunday, wanting Jesus killed a few days later.

Oliver Cromwell, who took the British throne away from Charles I and established the Commonwealth, said to a friend, “Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged.”

Can relate to singing at church on Sunday, and being sideswiped by doubts later in the week

### 1\. We sometimes want proof of who Jesus is

### 2\. Instead of giving us proof, Jesus deals with the underlying issue (the reason we would like a sign)

> a. He doesn’t give us the proof we desire  
> b. The greatest clue to his identity has been given in his death, burial, and resurrection

> i. He was buried for three days and three nights  
> ii. He was rescued from death  
> iii. He was seen publicly – Ninevites saw what happened to Jonah when he arrived at the city; appeared as one delivered from death  
> iv. His message has been validated by his return from death

> c. The resurrection of Jesus calls for a response of faith