Why were there no men at the empty tomb? The biblical accounts specify all the women who were there at first light: Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, the other Mary, Salome, Joanna, and other women. Was it typically the woman’s duty to care for the bodies of the departed? Or were the men kept away by the facts: Jesus was dead and everyone knows death is final. End of story. But might there be something else here to see? What had God created specifically in women that drove these six that Sunday morning to express their deep love by going near Jesus to anoint His body? Because of love they went to be with Him. Because of love they encountered the angels. Because of love they were the first to see Jesus alive! And they believed!
No Men Allowed
No Men Allowed
No Men Allowed
Why were there no men at the empty tomb? The biblical accounts specify all the women who were there at first light: Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, the other Mary, Salome, Joanna, and other women. Was it typically the woman’s duty to care for the bodies of the departed? Or were the men kept away by the facts: Jesus was dead and everyone knows death is final. End of story. But might there be something else here to see? What had God created specifically in women that drove these six that Sunday morning to express their deep love by going near Jesus to anoint His body? Because of love they went to be with Him. Because of love they encountered the angels. Because of love they were the first to see Jesus alive! And they believed!