Borrowed Tomb
Who is the only person in history who has borrowed a
tomb? His name starts with a “J” and no, it’s not Jed.
To borrow means to obtain something on loan with intent to
return. How then, is it possible, that someone would
borrow and return a tomb? My guess is that not too many
funeral homes have people come in who want to
just “borrow” a plot. But this is just what
Jesus did. He didn’t need to buy it to be his
permanently, because He knew he wasn’t going to be staying
there permanently. There didn’t need to be
too much thought put into where it should be, how it
should look, what size would it be, what should the
headstone say, etc., because it was only temporary. The
tomb could not hold Jesus. Death could not restrain
Jesus. After carrying the burden of all of our sins on
the cross to Calvary, He died for our sins, conquered sin,
death, and the power of the devil, and
rose victorious to reign supreme with the Heavenly
Father. The empty, borrowed tomb reminds us that we
worship a God who, because of His love for
us, has sacrificed his Son. His Son, Jesus, is alive. We
don’t worship a God that is a statue, an icon, or a
symbol. We worship a God who is alive.
William Hiskey
Director of Youth Ministries, First English Lutheran, Spencer, IA
Updated: 11/17/02
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