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Remember: Jewish days begin at sundown. An evening meal belongs to the next day, not the day ending.
| Date / Day | Event | What Happened | Exodus 12 Parallel | In Tomb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisan 9 — Friday | Arrival in Bethany | Jesus arrives in Bethany “six days before the Passover” (John 12:1). Supper at Lazarus’s house. Mary anoints His feet with costly perfume (John 12:2–8). | — | |
| Nisan 10 — Saturday | The Lamb Is Selected | “On the next day” after the Bethany supper (John 12:12). Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey. Crowds spread garments and palm branches. “Hosanna to the Son of David!” Enters temple, looks around, returns to Bethany (Mark 11:11). | Every household selects its Passover lamb (Exodus 12:3). | |
| Nisan 11 — Sunday | Leaves Without Fruit | Fig tree cursed (Mark 11:12–14). Temple cleansed — “My house shall be called a house of prayer” (Matt 21:13). “The next day” after the entry (Mark 11:12). | Lamb inspection — Day 1 | |
| Nisan 12 — Monday | The Lamb Is Examined | Fig tree found withered (Mark 11:20). The longest day of teaching (Matt 21:23–25:46). Every authority group tests Him. No fault found. “After two days the Passover is coming” (Matt 26:1–2; Mark 14:1). | Lamb inspection — Day 2 | |
| Nisan 13 — Tuesday | The Betrayal & The Last Supper | Judas goes to the chief priests to arrange betrayal (Mark 14:10–11). Evening (sundown = beginning of Nisan 14): Jesus eats Passover with His disciples. Bread and cup instituted. “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15). | Lamb inspection — Day 3. Evening: Passover meal. | |
| Nisan 14 — Wednesday | The Lamb Is Killed | Gethsemane. Arrest. Trials before Annas, Caiaphas, Sanhedrin, Pilate, Herod, Pilate. “I find no guilt in this man” (Luke 23:4). Crucifixion noon–3 PM. Veil torn. Burial before sundown. “The day of preparation” before a Sabbath that was “a high day” (John 19:31). | Lamb killed “at twilight” (Exodus 12:6). Blood applied to doorposts. Jesus dies at the same hour. | |
| Nisan 15 — Thursday | High-Day Sabbath | First day of Unleavened Bread — commanded rest (Lev 23:6–7). “That Sabbath was a high day” (John 19:31). Women rest. Guard posted (Matt 27:62–66). | Night 1, Day 1 | |
| Nisan 16 — Friday | The Day Between | Ordinary working day. Women buy spices “when the Sabbath was over” (Mark 16:1) and prepare them (Luke 23:56). | Night 2, Day 2 | |
| Nisan 17 — Saturday | Weekly Sabbath | “On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment” (Luke 23:56). Three days and three nights completed at sundown. | Night 3, Day 3 | |
| 1st Day — Sunday | He Is Risen | Tomb found empty at dawn. “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said” (Matt 28:6). The stone was rolled away not to let Him out, but to let the women in. |
The Exodus 12 column shows what God commanded Israel to do with the Passover lamb — and how Jesus fulfilled each step on the exact corresponding day.
All Scripture references from the NASB | Paul & Pam | NobleMind.Study