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“And men appointed His grave with the wicked, but He was with the rich in His death” (Isaiah 53:9 JND).
When the Lord Jesus was crucified, men did all kinds of cruel things to Him, such as placing a crown of thorns on His head, striking Him on the face, spitting on Him, and scourging Him, as well as mocking and insulting Him. Then they crucified Him, which was a most brutal death. When the Lord Jesus died, they would likely have placed His body in a common grave, with criminals such as the two thieves who were crucified with Him.
But when the work of redemption was finished, God did not allow wicked hands to touch the body of His Son again. He worked in the heart of Joseph of Arimathaea to ask for the body of the Lord Jesus. He was a true disciple of the Lord Jesus and was also a rich man. He placed the Lord’s body in his own new tomb. The Lord Jesus had a rich man’s burial, because God had said it would be this way. When the Lord Jesus had borne the penalty for sin, God gave Him the honor He deserved.
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