Something I've always heard, but am only beginning to appreciate is how Jesus Christ and his life, death, and resurrection are all over the Old Testament. This is what I read today:
Judges 20:29 They went out on the third day and assembled at the same place as before...Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten.
The background is that the tribe of Benjamin rebelled against the rest of Israel and Israel came to punish them. The first day was a day of great death and defeat for Israel. So was the second day. But on the third day came victory and justice. Sound familiar!?
Christ died and stayed dead for 2 days. It seemed like defeat. But on the third day he rose, and that's when victory was accomplished.