Section 8
from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was expecting the kingdom of God; this man came to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus." After the Lord accomplished His all-inclusive death, His situation of suffering immediately changed into an honorable one. He was buried by Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man of high rank (Matt. 27:57). Joseph took down the body of Jesus and "wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed Him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever yet been laid" (Luke 23:53). This was for the fulfillment of Isaiah 53:9. In human honor of a high standard the Lord rested on the Sab bath day, waiting for the time to resurrect from among the dead.
The Man-Savior was buried in linen with a mixture of myrrh and aloes (John 19:39-40). He was despised on the cross, but He was hon ored in His burial. The Lord Jesus was buried in a very dignified way.
When the Lord Jesus was buried, He was buried as the all-inclusive One. If we know the truth in the Scriptures, we shall realize that we were buried with Him. With the Lord Jesus we were crucified, and then we were also bur ied with Him.
As those who have been crucified and buried